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. 2016 Mar 24;84(4):1205–1213. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01391-15

TABLE 2.

Hematology analysis, serum cytokine levels, and free fatty acid contents of serum

Parameter LFD HFD-S HFD-ω3 HFD-ω6
WBCa count 2.1 ± 0.3h 3.1 ± 0.3 3.5 ± 0.2e 3.3 ± 0.4e
LYMb count 1.6 ± 0.3 2.4 ± 0.2 2.4 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.3
GRANc count 0.4 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1e 0.8 ± 0.1
Concn of:
    IL-1β 928 ± 107 951 ± 131 997 ± 59 801 ± 94
    IL-6 30 ± 6 34 ± 7 41 ± 4 33 ± 4
    IL-10 164 ± 25 250 ± 45 239 ± 23 191 ± 30
    IL-17 983 ± 154 1,262 ± 134 1,146 ± 136 1,098 ± 172
    IFN-γ 281 ± 38 335 ± 61 316 ± 27 259 ± 41
    MCP-1 1,050 ± 150 1,024 ± 152 1,063 ± 65 890 ± 118
    TNF-α 24,646 ± 3,944 28,270 ± 5,428 27,118 ± 2,970 25,051 ± 4,395
SFAd content (mol%) 44.6 ± 1.7 45.9 ± 1.0 54.5 ± 0.9e,f,g 45.9 ± 1.8
a

WBC, white blood cells.

b

LYM, lymphocytes.

c

GRAN, granulocytes.

d

SFA, saturated fatty acids.

e

P < 0.05 versus LFD.

f

P < 0.05 versus HFD-S.

g

P < 0.05 versus HFD-ω6.

h

Values are means ± standard errors of the means (SEM).