Table 3.
Effect of glutamine on levels of proinflammatory cytokines in the liver of rats with experimental severe acute liver failure
| Cytokine | CO | CO + G | TAA | TAA + G |
| IL-1β (pg/mL) | 61.10 ± 1.81 | 62.19 ± 1.32 | 465.96 ± 15.90a | 104.69 ± 8.57b |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 73.22 ± 0.98 | 78.21 ± 0.88 | 359.40 ± 12.62a | 155.93 ± 6.93b |
| IL-10 (pg/mL) | 145.69 ± 0.99 | 136.25 ± 1.23 | 58.28 ± 4.55a | 99.25 ± 3.11b |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 0.68 ± 0.23 | 0.71 ± 0.25 | 2.98 ± 0.64a | 1.45 ± 0.41b |
b
P < 0.001, TAA, CO vs CO + G; dP < 0.01, TAA + G vs TAA. Values expressed as mean ± SE. CO: Control; G: Glutamine; TAA: Thioacetamide.