Table 2.
Cytokines/chemokines which were unaltered in tEP oviducts (N = 5) compared to controls (N = 5) but significantly suppressed by treatment with 100 nM ADM for 24 h
| Symbol | Protein name | Fold change (tEP vs control) | Fold change (tEP + ADM vs tEP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (P > 0.05 for all^) | (P < 0.05 for all#) | ||
| Pro-inflammatory cytokines | |||
| IL-1beta | Interleukin 1 beta | 1.7201 | 0.6993* |
| IL-3 | Interleukin 3 | 1.3484 | 0.6483* |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 | 1.7410 | 0.2610* |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor | 0.9642 | 0.3234* |
| Chemokines | |||
| GRO-alpha | Growth regulated alpha protein | 1.6460 | 0.2310* |
| MCP-1 | C-C motif chemokine 2 | 1.6450 | 0.5153* |
| MIP-1beta | C-C motif chemokine 4 | 1.5562 | 0.6020* |
| RANTES | C-C motif chemokine 5 | 1.2964 | 0.7014* |
| Oncostatin | Oncostatin | 1.3642 | 0.7404* |
| PDGF-B | Platelet-derived growth factor subunit B | 0.9040 | 0.6713* |
| NT-3 | Neurotrophin 3 | 1.4180 | 0.7097* |
(*statistically significant, P < 0.05; ^Mann–Whitney U test; #Wilcoxon signed rank test)