Table 3.
The effect of aspirin on serum inflammatory markers
| Treatment1 | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 mg/kg | 200 mg/kg | SEM | TRT | TRT × time | |
| LBP, ug/mL | 22.7 | 37.3 | 4.22 | 0.09 | 0.49 |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 46.5 | 36.6 | 7.98 | 0.84 | 0.65 |
| Haptoglobin, ug/mL | 4.19 | 8.15 | 4.729 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| SAA, ug/mL | 45.8 | 86.7 | 10.40 | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, mU/mL2 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 1.26 | 0.86 | 0.96 |
10, no aspirin; 200, 200 mg/kg of BW of aspirin.
2One milliunit (mU) of aspartate aminotransferase is defined as the amount of enzyme that will generate 1.0 μmol of glutamate per minute at pH 8.0 and 37 °C.