Table 6.

Gene expression (2^−ΔΔCt) of IL-1β, TNFα, BuChE, AChE, nAChRα7, nAChRα4 and nAChRβ2 in the hippocampus of 4- and 8-month-aged SAMP8 mice in relation to the hippocampus samples from the age-matched SAMR1 mice.

	4-Month-Aged SAMP8	8-Month-Aged SAMP8
IL-1β	8.58 ± 0.92 ***	8.90 ± 1.04 ***
TNFα	1.46 ± 0.21 *	1.64 ± 0.13 ***
BuChE	15.54 ± 0.59 ***	17.35 ± 0.59 ***
AChE	1.16 ± 0.12	1.62 ± 0.17
nAChRα7	4.39 ± 0.41 ***	4.96 ± 0.34 *
nAChRα4	1.96 ± 0.28	4.03 ± 0.41 **
nAChRβ2	1.13 ± 0.16	1.34 ± 0.20

Data are reported as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.