Figure 5.
Effects of fermented glutinous rice (FGR) on the serum and mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model. Serum levels of (A) tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, (B) interleukin (IL)-6, and (C) IL-1β. The serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines were detected by ELISA kit for TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β. Relative expression of mRNA for (D) TNF-α, (E) IL-6, and (F) IL-1β. Cytokine and mRNA levels results represent the mean ± standard error of the mean values of each mouse in the same group. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001 versus the control group and #, p < 0.05; ##, p < 0.01; ###, p < 0.001 versus the DSS only treated group.
