Table 3.
Effect of low-fructose diet on serum hsCRP, TNF-α, sICAM-1 concentration and 24-h urine excretion of MCP-1, TGF-β in whole group (n = 28)a
| Regular (basal) diet | Low fructose diet | Regular (resumed) diet | P-value | |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 4.3 ± 4.9 | 3.3 ± 4.5 | 4.2 ± 8.8 | I versus II <0.01; II versus III <0.05 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 2.7 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 1.8 ± 1.5 | NS |
| sICAM-1 (ng/mL) | 250.9 ± 59.4 | 227.7 ± 50.5 | 229.2 ± 45.6 | I versus II 0.05; I versus III 0.02 |
| MCP-1 (ng/24 h) | 498.9 ± 384.9 | 496.0 ± 407.2 | 527.0 ± 562.0 | NS |
| TGF-β (ng/24 h) | 44.2 ± 75.6 | 28.2 ± 21.1 | 27.7 ± 19.6 | NS |
a
TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor alpha.