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. 2012 Nov 15;7(11):e49670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049670

Table 1. Effect of azoxymethane (AOM) on plasma transaminase activities, ammonia, TNF-α and IL-6 levels over time.

Control 3 h 6 h 9 h 12 h Coma
AST (U/L) 176.7±31.8 275.0±65.1 303.3±65.7 792.5±207.1 1488±736.6 3113±380.3*
ALT (U/L) 53.3±3.3 57.5±4.8 104.0±24.3 120.0±12.2 312.8±96.2 4733±676.3*
Ammonia (µM) 86.7±15.8 88.9±19.1 133.3±28.4 223.9±10.4 223.9±20.1 577.8±93.0*
TNF-α (pg/mL) 10.8±0.4 21.0±1.5 46.2±2.9 137.1±2.5* 143.7±11.09* 120.4±15.5*
IL-6 (pg/mL) 12.4±4.3 65.4±10.6 803.7±129.5 8568±1174* 6213±1266* 10609±653.1*

Mice (n = 5) were sacrificed at various time points indicated following AOM injection.

*

p<0.001 vs. control by ANOVA.