Table 2.
Lung level of IL-1beta (interleukin) (pg/mg protein), IL-6 (pg/mg protein), TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor) (pg/mg protein), MCP-1 (pg/mg protein) (monocyte chemoattractant protein) and PGE2 (prostaglandin E2) (pg/g protein) of mice in normal group, LPS group, LPS + low SEC group, LPS + high SEC group, LPS + low SMC group and LPS + high SMC group after 3-day treatments. Data are mean ± SD, n = 10.
| Normal | LPS | LPS + SEC, Low | LPS + SEC, High | LPS + SMC, Low | LPS + SMC, High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1beta | 12 ± 3 a | 195 ± 14 e | 149 ± 9 d | 92 ± 11 c | 138 ± 13 d | 68 ± 6 b |
| IL-6 | 10 ± 2 a | 218 ± 10 e | 161 ± 12 d | 101 ± 7 c | 153 ± 9 d | 57 ± 5 b |
| TNF-alpha | 13 ± 4 a | 253 ± 16 d | 192 ± 8 c | 112 ± 13 b | 188 ± 14 c | 97 ± 10 b |
| MCP-1 | 15 ± 3 a | 231 ± 12 e | 174 ± 15 d | 116 ± 9 c | 165 ± 11 d | 82 ± 5 b |
| PGE2 | 558 ± 49 a | 2271 ± 124 d | 1645 ± 110 c | 1082 ± 96 b | 1431 ± 108 c | 952 ± 73 b |
a−e Means in a row without a common letter differ, p < 0.05.