Table 5. Cytokine production and adhesion molecules.

	Group Cn = 7	Group T(-)n = 7	P
TNF-α (pgm/mg of protein)	21.7 (19.2–29.2)	21.7 (16.6–28.4)	0.613
INF-γ (pgm/mg of protein)	9.38 (5.33–12.68)	9.44 (7.85–12.23)	0.867
Il-10 (pgm/mg of protein)	33.5±8.4	34.4±16.6	0.894
ICAM-1 (pgm/mg of protein)	109.6±41.9	85.9±35.0	0.254

Group C: control animals, Group T (-): taurine-deficient animals, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha, INF-γ: interferon-gamma, Il-10: interleukin 10; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule 1. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations or medians (quartile 1 - quartile 3).