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. 2017 Jun 13;7:3398. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03629-5

Table 2.

Isothiocyanate levels in synovial fluid and plasma.

Outcome Low glucosinolate Mean (95%CI) High glucosinolate Mean (95%CI) p-value
ITC synovial fluid (nM) n.d 496.6 (419.10 to 574.20)
ITC plasma (fold change) 0.90 (0.68 to 1.12) 2.20 (1.45 to 2.92) <0.0001
SFN plasma (change) 0.02 (−0.01 to 0.04) 0.32 (0.2 to 0.44) <0.0001
ITC plasma (µM) baseline 1.71 (1.10 to 2.33) 1.17 (0.69 to 1.64)
ITC plasma (µM) post intervention 1.36 (0.86 to 1.87) 2.22 (1.19 to 3.24)
SFN plasma (µM) baseline n.d 0.004 (−0.004 to 0.012
SFN plasma (µM) post intervention 0.02 (−0.005 to 0.04) 0.32 (0.20 to 0.44)

Total isothiocyanates (ITCs) measured in synovial fluid and plasma, and the specific metabolite sulforaphane (SFN) measured in plasma from low and high glucosinolate groups. Fold change: post intervention/baseline, Change: post intervention – baseline, low glucosinolate n = 20, high glucosinolate n = 17, n.d – not detected. Mean values with 95% confidence intervals and p-values are given.