Table 1.

Comparison of oxidant, antioxidant, cytokine, and IgE levels

Parameters	S + AC 35	S + AC 70	S + AC 140
MDA, nM	0.98±0.02	0.66±0.04***	0.49±0.03***, +
NO2, µM	3.66±0.11	3.05±0.15	2.62+0.11*
NO3, µM	30.46±0.89	22.21±1.85**	15.08±0.81***, +
CAT, U/mL	0.03±0.00	0.05±0.00***	0.06±0.00***, +
SOD, U/mL	0.01±0.00	0.03±0.00***	0.04±0.00**
Thiol, µM	0.02±0.00	0.04±0.00	0.06±0.00***, +
IL-4, pg/mL	6.85±0.12	4.47±0.02***	3.75±0.06***, ++
INF-γ, pg/mL	2.48±0.03	2.80±0.01***	3.06±0.02***, ++
INF-γ/IL-4	0.36±0.00	0.62±0.00***	0.81±0.01***, +++
IgE, ng/mL	32.64±1.42	24.19±0.65**	16.67±0.55***, ++

Means ± SEM. S + AC 35/70/140, sensitized animals treated with 35/70/140 mg/kg BW/day Allium cepa extract. See text for further abbreviations.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001, vs. S + AC 35

⁺p < 0.05

⁺⁺p < 0.01

⁺⁺⁺p < 0.001, vs. S + AC 70 (ANOVA).