TABLE 3.

The levels of 6 inflammatory cytokines in serum of db/db mice (pg/ml)

Group	IL-6	IL-10	MCP-1	IFN-γ	TNF-α	IL-12p70
Control	3.2 ± 0.8	13.6 ± 2.3	24.5 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 0.2	4.6 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 0.5
Model	13.0 ± 2.2**	16.8 ± 4.2	45.4 ± 5.8**	2.1 ± 0.5	54.7 ± 5.6**	4.2 ± 0.5
Acarbose	11.4 ± 1.5	15.3 ± 2.7	45.1 ± 2.8	2.0 ± 0.5	38.2 ± 2.7#	4.1 ± 1.3
A6 (4 mg/kg)	2.9 ± 0.4##	16.6 ± 2.1	43.3 ± 1.5	1.9 ± 0.3	4.2 ± 1.1##	3.3 ± 0.4

MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1. **P < 0.01 compared with that of the control group; ^#P < 0.05, ^##P < 0.01 compared with that in the model group (means ± sem).