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Table 4 Effect of GA and LG on expression of TNF-α, IL-10, and VEGF genes and ET-1

From: Ameliorating effect of gum arabic and lemongrass on chronic kidney disease induced experimentally in rats

 

TNF-α

IL-10

VEGF

ET-1 (pg/mg)

Group I

1.00 ± 0.06d

1.00 ± 0.05a

1.00 ± 0.04a

4.35 ± 0.32d

Group II

5.21 ± 0.30a

0.21 ± 0.02d

0.20 ± 0.02d

37.59 ± 1.40a

Group III

2.81 ± 0.20b

0.41 ± 0.03c

0.43 ± 0.04c

19.45 ± 0.95b

Group IV

1.78 ± 0.14c

0.48 ± 0.03b

0.71 ± 0.05b

8.23 ± 0.71c

  1. Group (I): control group. Group (II): adenine group. Group (III): adenine + GA group. Group (IV): adenine + LG group
  2. Values represent mean ± S.E. with the number of animals (10) in each group. Mean values with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05