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. 2014 Aug 27;144(11):1850–1857. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.197434

TABLE 3.

Effects of cruciferous and apiaceous vegetable diets on serum inflammatory biomarker concentrations in 63 healthy adults at the final day (day 14) stratified by GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotype1

Diet
GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotype n Basal 1xC 2xC 1xC+A
CRP, mg/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 24 0.48 (0.33, 0.71) 0.62 (0.42, 0.90) 0.48 (0.32, 0.71) 0.50 (0.34, 0.73)
  Change, % 22.6 (−9.9, 113.6) 0 (−35.6, 54.3) 4.0 (−28.2, 70.9)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 28 0.45 (0.31, 0.63) 0.46 (0.32, 0.65) 0.39 (0.27, 0.55) 0.28 (0.20, 0.40)*
  Change, % 1.3 (−30.6, 54.3) −15.4 (−41.9, 27.7) −37.8 (−58.0, −7.4)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 11 0.27 (0.15, 0.49) 0.58 (0.33, 1.03)* 0.35 (0.19, 0.64) 0.31 (0.17, 0.55)
  Change, % 53.4 (5.6, 178.8) 22.8 (−34.4, 74.9) 12.9 (−38.2, 57.6)
IL-6, ng/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 24 1.25 (1.00, 1.55) 1.15 (0.92, 1.43) 1.06 (0.85, 1.32) 1.11 (0.89, 1.39)
  Change, % −8.7 (−32.6, 23.1) −17.9 (−37.7, 13.6) −12.6 (−35.2, 20.3)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 28 1.16 (0.95, 1.41) 0.89 (0.73, 1.09) 0.87 (0.71, 0.95)* 0.78 (0.64, 0.95)*
  Change, % −30.3 (−41.7, 2.0) −33.2 (−43.0, −1.4) −48.6 (−49.6, −12.0)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 11 0.79 (0.56, 1.11) 1.01 (0.74, 1.40)* 0.89 (0.64, 1.25) 1.01 (0.72, 1.42)
  Change, % 21.8 (1.0, 73.0) 11.2 (−12.0, 51.2) 21.8 (−0.1, 72.6)
IL-8, ng/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 22 2.82 (2.38, 3.35) 3.24 (2.72, 3.87) 3.72 (3.12, 4.45)* 3.32 (2.79, 3.96)
  Change, % 13.0 (−8.9, 30.9) 24.2 (7.8, 54.9) 15.0 (−7.1, 33.2)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 24 2.98 (2.51, 3.54) 3.29 (2.77, 3.90) 3.02 (2.56, 3.58) 3.56 (3.01, 4.25)*
  Change, % 9.4 (−0.1, 47.8) 1.3 (−9.9, 33.7) 16.3 (6.7, 57.7)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 8 3.15 (2.27, 4.35) 2.94 (2.18, 4.01) 3.15 (2.36, 4.20) 3.32 (2.45, 4.52)
  Change, % −7.1 (−31.5, 24.1) 0 (−25.7, 33.9) 5.2 (−29.2, 25.7)
TNF-α, ng/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 22 3.32 (2.78, 3.98) 3.56 (2.95, 4.33) 3.63 (3.05, 4.34) 3.24 (2.69, 3.90)
  Change, % 6.8 (−13.3, 39.7) 8.5 (−10.1, 42.1) −2.4 (−23.2, 22.6)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 24 3.18 (2.70, 3.76) 3.74 (3.12, 4.47) 3.42 (2.87, 4.05) 3.82 (3.07, 4.55)
  Change, % 15.0 (−2.1, 50.1) 7.0 (−13.0, 31.6) 16.7 (−1.3, 51.6)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 8 2.86 (1.97, 4.15) 3.35 (2.31, 4.87) 4.57 (3.43, 6.11) 3.13 (2.30, 4.28)
  Change, % 14.7 (−45.4, 109.2) 37.5 (−26.8, 158.7) 8.7 (−50.7, 83.5)
sTNFRI, μg/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 22 0.95 (0.90, 1.00) 0.93 (893,987) 0.97 (0.93, 1.02) 0.93 (0.88, 0.98)
  Change, % −1.7 (−8.5, 6.4) 2.2 (−5.6, 9.8) −2.0 (−9.7, 5.6)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 24 0.93 (0.88, 0.96) 0.97 (0.93, 1.02) 0.85 (0.81, 0.87)* 0.95 (0.91, 1.00)
  Change, % 5.6 (−0.6, 10.9) −7.5 (−12.7, −2.3) 3.9 (−2.1, 9.6)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 8 0.93 (0.85, 1.02) 0.97 (0.89, 1.06) 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) 0.92 (0.84, 0.99)
  Change, % 4.0 (−4.1, 14.7) −0.9 (−9.2, 8.2) −1.9 (−10.6, 6.0)
sTNFRII, μg/L
 GSTM1+, GSTT1+ 22 4.15 (3.88, 4.39) 4.19 (3.93, 4.43) 4.19 (3.97, 4.46) 4.15 (3.87, 4.40)
  Change, % 1.0 (−10.8, 12.2) 1.0 (−9.3, 14.0) 0 (−12.1, 11.4)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1+ 24 4.23 (4.02, 4.48) 4.32 (4.08, 4.58) 3.94 (3.72, 4.19)* 4.23 (3.99, 4.49)
  Change, % 2.0 (−4.1, 7.0) −7.3 (−12.4, −2.9) 0 (−6.3, 4.8)
 GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null 8 4.02 (3.64, 4.49) 4.45 (4.01, 4.94)* 4.02 (3.64, 4.41) 4.06 (3.68, 4.47)
  Change, % 9.5 (2.5, 19.7) 0 (−8.7, 6.4) 1.0 (−7.8, 7.0)
1

Values are geometric means (95% CIs) adjusted for day 0 values, sex, age, and body weight. The basal diet was devoid of fruits and vegetables. *Significantly different from basal within genotype, P < 0.05. CRP, C-reactive protein; GST, glutathione S-transferase; sTNFR, soluble TNF receptor; 1xC, single-dose cruciferous vegetable diet [7 g/(kg body weight · d)]; 1xC+A, single-dose cruciferous plus apiaceous vegetable diet [7 and 4 g/(kg body weight · d), respectively]; 2xC, double-dose cruciferous vegetable diet [14 g/(kg body weight · d)].