Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5267-5273
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5267
Table 1 Serum alanine aminotransferase, tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-1β and IL-6 levels in rats after administration of lipopolysaccharide (n = 6, mean ± SE)
ShamBDLSham + LPSBDL + LPS
ALT (U/L)41.2 ± 3.2119.7±11.1a73.2 ± 7.7305.0 ± 37.5a
TNF-α (pg/mL)27.9 ± 3.266.0 ± 6.5a861.1 ± 44.22364.7 ± 196.3a
IL-1β (pg/mL)19.7 ± 2.656.0 ± 7.6a1073 ± 97.72373.0 ± 265.1a
IL-6 (pg/mL)30.7 ± 3.560.2 ± 5.8a4476.7 ± 430.210802.0 ± 853.2a
Table 2 Effect of pretreatment with rosiglitazone on serum alanine aminotransferase, tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-1β and IL-6 levels in rats after administration of lipopolysaccharide (n=6, mean ± SE)
Sham + vehicleBDL + vehicleSham + ROSIBDL + ROSI
ALT (U/L)78.6 ± 8.1329.4 ± 40.542.3 ± 5.7a303.0 ± 46.6
TNF-α (pg/mL)770.5 ± 52.52017.9 ± 167.5517.0 ± 69.7a1984.0 ± 181.1
IL-1β (pg/mL)1096.1 ± 101.72345.2 ± 194.7648.4 ± 111.4a2226.7 ± 209.8
IL-6 (pg/mL)4479.4 ± 377.410774.4 ± 675.42758.5 ± 497.7a9847.1 ± 865.1