Table 3.

The expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in rat serum

Groups	IL-1β	TNF-α
Con	158.58±34.00	167.97±32.38
CIA	483.06±73.06*	426.31±51.01*
Rapamycin	324.54±64.02*,**	260.68±51.73*,**
Curcumin	254.02±55.90*,**,#	248.37±44.42*,**,#

Notes: Data are presented as mean±SD (pg/mL). Significant effect of treatment compared to Con group,

^*P<0.05; compared to the CIA group,

^**P<0.05; compared to the rapamycin group,

^#P<0.05.

Abbreviations: CIA, collagen-induced arthritis; Con, control.