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. 2008 May 7;7(4):447–457. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nen026

Table 2.

Effect of bamboo leaf extracts on serum cytokine in C38 tumor-bearing C57BL/6 mice

Sample Cytokine content (pg ml−1)
IL-2 IL-12 IFN-γ
Control (no extract) 25.7 ± 2.3 1266.3 ± 256.3 69.5 ± 7.9
Bambool leaf extracts 35.8 ± 2.1 2223.1 ± 544.0* 119.8 ± 24.8*

n=8/group.

*P < 0.05.

Bamboo leaf extracts: extracts were fed at a concentration of 0.1% in the diet for 21 days. Blood was obtained for analaysis on day 21 after tumor injection. IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon.