Table 1. Effects of a HF diet on splenic and serum levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines.

	IL-β	MCP-1	IL-10
Spleen (pg/mg protein)
Standard	39.8 ± 4.2	19.7 ± 1.2	21.5 ± 1.5
HF	21.4 ± 3.1 *	10.3 ± 1.4 *	8.8 ± 1.1 *
Serum (pg/ml)
Standard	13.7 ± 3.4	18.6 ± 3.1	30.5 ± 4.8
HF	15.1 ± 2.6	19.4 ± 2.4	18.5 ± 2.7 *

Protein levels of IL-1β, MCP-1, and IL-10 in the spleen and serum from each group (n = 6). *P<0.05 vs. the Standard group. Treatment groups: Standard, fed standard chow and sham-operated; HF, fed a HF diet and sham-operated.