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Table 4 Effects of PF on transcript levels of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β in different organs in DMN-induced rat liver fibrosis ( x ¯ ± s )

From: Paeoniflorin regulates macrophage activation in dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats

Group (number)

Liver

Spleen

Lung

Kidney

IL-1β (n-fold)

TNF-α (n-fold)

IL-1β (n-fold)

TNF-α (n-fold)

IL-1β (n-fold)

TNF-α (n-fold)

IL-1β (n-fold)

TNF-α (n-fold)

Normal (3)

1.20±0.18△△▴▴

1.30±0.29△▴

1.38±0.40△▴

1.41±0.50△▴

1.14±0.27△▴

1.44±0.47△▴

1.36±0.37△

1.33±0.28△

2-week DMN (3)

4.98±0.67

11.64±2.24▴

4.74±1.49

3.71±0.44

9.00±1.39

7.41±1.37▴

4.46±0.68▴

6.72±1.68▴

DMN-water (3)

3.89±0.72

6.09±1.86△

3.80±1.36

3.38±0.47

11.09±3.34

11.24±2.13△

1.99±0.53△

2.24±0.57△

DMN-PF (3)

2.97±0.39

4.50±0.74

2.82±0.30

2.28±0.34▴

4.09±0.97▴

3.13±0.28▴

1.76±0.19

1.70±0.19

DMN-GdCl3 (3)

3.52±0.84

3.49±0.75▴

3.37±1.16

2.68±0.46

9.73±1.85

10.07±2.53

1.69±0.30

1.55±0.45

  1. Δ p<0.05 versus 2-week DMN rats; ▴ p<0.05 versus DMN-water rats. Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test were used for group comparisons.