Table 2.
Inflammatory Cytokines at the End of the Study
TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin.
Control (C) or streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were either untreated (D) or treated with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (1.5 g/kg/day, D+NAC) by oral gavage for four weeks.
All values are expressed as means±S.E.M., n=7.
*p<0.05 compared with control group.
†p<0.05 compared with diabetic group.