|
Treatment with plant extract/fraction*
|
Level of cytokines (pg/ml)
| |
|---|
|
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
|
-
*Various plant extracts/n-butanol fraction were used at 100 μg/ml.
- **p < 0.001 as compared to IL-8 concentration in the control group.
- #p < 0.001 as compared to IL-6 concentration in the control group.
