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. 2015 Sep 30;145(11):2448–2455. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.215392

TABLE 2.

Measurement by qRT-PCR of mRNA gene expression in human whole blood 3 h after garlic consumption relative to the control meal1

Gene Fold of control P
P ≤ 0.05
 AHR 2.6 0.017
 ARNT 1.8 0.020
 HIF1A 1.6 0.027
 JUN 1.7 0.045
 NFAM12 3.0 <0.001
 OSM3 1.8 0.001
 REL 1.7 0.016
P > 0.05
 ARNT2 1.0 0.97
 CAMK2G 1.2 0.35
 CXCL14 1.3 0.74
 ERCC1 1.3 0.11
 IL2 1.1 0.61
 IL6 1.3 0.14
 LIF 1.4 0.08
 NFATC3 1.4 0.11
 TNFRSF21 1.6 0.09
1

Fold of control = 2−∆C′t, where ∆C′t = (Ctgarlic, hour 3 – Ctgarlic, hour 0) – (Ctcontrol, hour 3 – Ctcontrol, hour 0). AHR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; ARNT, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator; ARNT2, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2; CAMK2G, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIγ Ct, threshold cycle; CXCL14, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 14; ERCC1, excision repair cross-complementation group 1; HIF1A, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α JUN, proto-oncogene c-Jun; LIF, leukemia inhibitory factor; NFAM1, NFAT activating protein with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif 1; NFATC3, nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 3; OSM, oncostatin M; REL, V-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog; TNFRSF21, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 21.

2

Significant sex × treatment interaction, P = 0.010. Fold-change for women = 5.6 (P < 0.001) and for men = 1.5 (P = 0.32).

3

Significant sex × treatment interaction, P = 0.007. Fold-change for women = 2.5 (P < 0.001) and for men = 1.2 (P = 0.29).