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. 2022 May 13;101(8):101962. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101962

Table 5.

Effects of trans-anethole on the liver inflammatory cytokine levels of LPS-challenged broilers1.

Items2 CON LPS LPS+TA400 LPS+TA600 P-value
IL-6, ng/g protein 22.83 ± 0.51c 36.21 ± 1.22a 30.90 ± 1.21b 28.22 ± 0.59b <0.001
IL-10, ng/g protein 38.37 ± 1.87a 33.31 ± 1.12b 35.31 ± 1.35ab 39.33 ± 0.41a 0.023
IL-1β, ng/g protein 49.30 ± 1.40b 78.15 ± 0.96a 74.51 ± 4.64a 70.72 ± 1.72a <0.001
TNF-α, ng/g protein 51.13 ± 1.99c 85.48 ± 3.26a 69.69 ± 3.28b 67.22 ± 1.02b <0.001
a-c

The values in the same row with different superscripts means significantly different (P < 0.05).

1

The values are represented as mean ± SEM, n = 8.

2

Abbreviations: IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α. CON, control group fed with basal diet and treated with saline; LPS, group fed with basal diet and treated with lipopolysaccharide; LPS+TA400, group fed with 400 mg/kg trans-anethole and treated with lipopolysaccharide; LPS+TA600, group fed with 600 mg/kg trans-anethole and treated with lipopolysaccharide.