Table 3.

Effects of curcumin pretreatment on TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 mRNA levels in the kidney after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Group	TNF-α (mRNA)	IL-6 (mRNA)	IL-8 (mRNA)
Sham group	1.07 ± 0.19∗∗	1.14 ± 0.21∗∗	0.96 ± 0.118∗∗
RIRI group	12.36 ± 1.85	5.09 ± 0.37	7.63 ± 0.82
Low-dose curcumin group	6.53 ± 0.99∗	2.07 ± 0.52∗	3.77 ± 0.46∗
Medium-dose curcumin group	5.87 ± 0.43∗	1.76 ± 0.47∗	2.49 ± 0.38∗
High-dose curcumin group	4.74 ± 0.34∗	1.48 ± 0.39∗	2.01 ± 0.17∗

^∗ P < 0.05, ^∗∗P < 0.01, vs. the RIRI group.