Fig. 2

Fold induction of IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β and TNF-α mRNA expression in each cell type when treated with TNF-α or sesamin or co-treated with TNF-α and various concentrations of sesamin compared to respective controls. hSF or SW982 cells were treated and the gene expression profiles measured as described in the Materials and Methods section. a, b Fold induction of IL-6 gene expression in hSF and SW982 cells, respectively. c, d Fold induction of IL-8 gene expression in hSF and SW982 cells, respectively. e, f Fold induction of IL-1β gene expression in hSF and SW982 cells, respectively. g, h Fold induction of TNF-α gene expression in hSF and SW982 cells, respectively. Values are presented as the mean ± SEM (n = 3). #, * = p < 0.05; ##, ** = < 0.01 versus normal control (#) or TNF-α treatment (*) by one-way ANOVA