Table 3.

Qualitative analysis of the mediators secreted by stimulated macrophages.

Stimulation	TNF-α	IFN-γ	IL-1β	IL-4	IL-5	IL-6	IL-10	TGF-β	NO
Classical route
M1 exposed to LPS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X
Alternative route
M2a	X	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X
M2b	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	X
M2c	X	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓
Ethanolic extract Bougainvillea xbuttiana	X	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓

✓ (production) X (little or no production).