Table 1.

Changes in Serum Cytokine Concentrations (N = 8)

Cytokines	Before diet, mean ± SD (pg/mL)	After diet, mean ± SD (pg/mL)	Change (%)
Prudent diet
TNF-α	10 ± 2.5	8.4 ± 1.5	−17a
MCP-1	195 ± 27	178 ± 32	−9 (NS)
IL-6	1.6 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.3	−11 (NS)
IL-8	19 ± 12	14 ± 1.6	−28 (NS)
Western diet
TNF-α	9 ± 1.6	9 ± 1.7	−1 (NS)
MCP-1	198 ± 37	180 ± 50	−9 (NS)
IL-6	1.8 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 0.8	−2 (NS)
IL-8	17 ± 8	15 ± 3.8	−13 (NS)

NOTE. Data before the 2 diets did not differ. Statistical analysis by paired t tests.

IL, interleukin; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein 1; NS, not significant; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.

^aP ≤ .05.