Table 1.

Effect of carvacrol on the secretion and expression of interleukin-6 in prostate cancer cells

Carvacrol (µM)	IL-6 (pg/mL)	IL-6 expression (2−ΔΔCt)
0	402.33±2.71	1
230	253.53±5.41a	15.02±2.14a
360	235.41±5.11a,b	1.75±0.60a,b
420	190.21±4.18a,b,c	0.85±0.10a,b,c

^aP<0.05 compared to the control cells, ^bP<0.05 compared to 230 μM, ^cP<0.05 compared to 360 μM. IL-6=Interleukin-6, PC3=Prostate cancer