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Table 3. Plasma and renal tissue IL-18 Levels.

Group	Plasma IL-18 (pg/mL)	Kidney IL-18 (pg/mg-protein)
Control	2285.30±103.57^b	980.02±42.16^b
EG	3577.76±135.95^a	1258.35±89.96^a
RJ	2572.73±121.82^c	1050.45±86.33^b
RJ+ EG	3111.12±71.80^d	1063.43±92.30^b
EG+RJ	2683.17±109.96^c	1037.43±75.48^b

a, b, c, d: Differences between the groups that are coded with different letters in the same column are significant (p<0.05). EG represents the group administered with ethylene glycol; Royal Jelly represents the group solely administered with Royal Jelly; RJ+EG represents the group simultaneously administered with Royal Jelly and ethylene glycol; EG+RJ represents the group administered with Royal Jelly after inducing urolithiasis with ethylene glycol.