Table 1.

Levels of immune cytokines in the serum of 6-month-old C57B1/6 male mice fed control (AIN-93M) or 25% plum in diet (DP) for 4 weeks (mean ± S.D., n = 8, * P≤.05, ** P<.01 vs. control)

Cytokine	Control	DP
IL 1a	15±3	9±3*
IL 1b	439±129	275±68*
IL 6	13±5	10±2
IL 10	76±26	46±26*
IL 12 (p70)	187±62	105±36**
IL 12 (p40)	151±41	117±37
IL 13	404±156	261±118*
IL 17	120±28	89±17*
TNF α	364±104	271±71*
MCP 1	237±76	174±21*
KC	27±5	35±7*
INF γ	14±6	11±4
m CSF	200±52	170±45
g CSF	55±8	75±10*
Rantes	46±11	44±14
Mip 1b	61±22	48±12
Mip 1a	17±6	13±4
Eotaxin	585±128	520±140

IL-, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein; KC, keratinocyte-derived chemokine; INF γ, interferon gamma; g-CSF, granulocytecolony-stimulating factor; Mip, macrophage inflammatory proteins.