Treatment with plant extract/fraction* | Level of cytokines (pg/ml) | Â | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
IL-8 | IL-1β | IL-6 | TNF | |
Control | 282 ± 5.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 118 ± 9.1 | 1.1 ± 0.6 |
Aqueous extract | 248 ± 11.1 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 115.0 ± 8.4 | 1.7 ± 0.1 |
50% Ethanolic extract | 40.4 ± 3.9** | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 34.8 ± 1.3# | 1.7 ± 0.3 |
n-Butanol fraction | 2.7 ± 0.6** | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 8.8 ± 0.6# | 1.8 ± 0.5 |