Table 1.

The relationship of age and selected cytokine mRNA.

Cytokine 1	Calculated Amount at 10 Years of Age 2	Slope (Increase in Amount Per Year)	Standard Error	p-Value
CCL4	0.0236	0.0631	0.0221	0.01
CCL5	0.1241	0.1092	0.0426	0.02
CD70	0.0258	0.0074	0.0033	0.04
IL17B	0.0024	0.0005	0.0002	0.04
IL2RB	0.3335	0.1164	0.0442	0.02
FASLG	0.0271	0.0255	0.0081	0.01

¹ Cytokines that had a relationship with animal age (p < 0.05). Cytokine data of all 20 animals were grouped to assess the age effect. ² The value was calculated as 2^−ΔCt, and number at age 10 was the intercept + slope × 10.