2.
Inflammatory cytokines | Control (n=8) | NEC (n=8) | NEC+ L. reuteri (n=8) | P |
aP < 0.05 vs Control group; bP < 0.05 vs NEC group. | ||||
RT-PCR | ||||
IL-1β | 0.34±0.03 | 1.24±0.07a | 0.75±0.05ab | < 0.001 |
TNF-a | 0.24±0.04 | 1.31±0.18a | 0.42±0.06b | < 0.001 |
ELISA | ||||
IL-1β (pg/mL) | 394.87±12.50 | 555.09±11.41a | 448.72±14.90ab | < 0.001 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 68.00±3.74 | 83.00±3.30a | 68.44±2.39b | 0.004 |