Table 3.

Effect of Gamma Attenuated Toxoplasma gondii on Hepatic Levels of TNF-α Level and STAT-3 Expression in Different Animal Groups.^a

	C	Toxoplasma gondii	EAC	EAC + Toxoplasma gondii
TNF-α, ng/mL	47.98 ± 1.38b	40.9 2 ± 0.95b	142.8 ± 2.11a	69.26 ± 5.4a,b
STAT-3	1.01 ± 0.01b	1.7 ± 0.11b	9.11 ± 0.66a	4.7 ± 0.26a,b

Abbreviations: C, normal control mice; EAC, mice inoculated with Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; SE, standard error; T gondii, mice treated with gamma attenuated Toxoplasma gondii; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α.

Each value represents the mean ± SE (n = 6).

^asignificantly different from control.

^bsignificantly different from EAC.