Table 4. The concentrations of primary pro-inflammatory cytokines in the plasma of the portal vein of the goats from the control and treatment groups.

Item Conc.	Control a(n = 6)	Treatment a(n = 6)	Effect, P-value
			Diet	Time	Diet × Time
IL-1β (ng/mL)
0 h	0.28 ± 0.06	1.56 ± 0.15	< 0.01	0.08	0.11
4 h	0.22 ± 0.03	2.12 ± 0.30
8 h	0.32 ± 0.06	1.94 ± 0.32
IL-6 (pg/mL)
0 h	67.95 ± 13.56	199.89 ± 31.17	0.05	0.06	0.17
4 h	71.01 ± 15.05	238.60 ± 65.24
8 h	74.73 ± 15.99	235.23 ± 33.18
TNFα （fmol/mL）
0 h	15.69 ± 0.67	148.34 ± 27.8	< 0.01	0.10	0.13
4 h	17.09 ± 1.17	167.19 ± 20.33
8 h	16.48 ± 1.05	125.47 ± 28.52

^aMean ± SEM