Table 4.

Effects of PF on transcript levels of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β in different organs in DMN-induced rat liver fibrosis ( $\overline{\mathbf{x}}\pm \mathbf{s}$)

Group (number)	Liver		Spleen		Lung		Kidney
	IL-1β (n-fold)	TNF-α (n-fold)	IL-1β (n-fold)	TNF-α (n-fold)	IL-1β (n-fold)	TNF-α (n-fold)	IL-1β (n-fold)	TNF-α (n-fold)
Normal (3)	1.20±0.18△△▴▴	1.30±0.29△▴	1.38±0.40△▴	1.41±0.50△▴	1.14±0.27△▴	1.44±0.47△▴	1.36±0.37△	1.33±0.28△
2-week DMN (3)	4.98±0.67	11.64±2.24▴	4.74±1.49	3.71±0.44	9.00±1.39	7.41±1.37▴	4.46±0.68▴	6.72±1.68▴
DMN-water (3)	3.89±0.72	6.09±1.86△	3.80±1.36	3.38±0.47	11.09±3.34	11.24±2.13△	1.99±0.53△	2.24±0.57△
DMN-PF (3)	2.97±0.39	4.50±0.74	2.82±0.30	2.28±0.34▴	4.09±0.97▴	3.13±0.28▴	1.76±0.19	1.70±0.19
DMN-GdCl3 (3)	3.52±0.84	3.49±0.75▴	3.37±1.16	2.68±0.46	9.73±1.85	10.07±2.53	1.69±0.30	1.55±0.45

^Δp<0.05 versus 2-week DMN rats; ▴ p<0.05 versus DMN-water rats. Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test were used for group comparisons.