Group of animals

Concentration of cytokine in blood serum of males of three months of age

Concentration of cytokine in blood serum of males of nine months of age

cytokines

M ± σ

Me; (LQ-HQ)

M ± σ

Me; (LQ-HQ)

p

IL-1α

4.3 ± 1.7

4.6; (3.3 - 6.4)

3.6 ± 1.8

3.6; (1.8 - 5.0)

0.49

IL-1β

27.8 ± 13.4

27.8; (14.3 - 41.2)

2.8 ± 1.4

2.2; (1.8 - 3.5)

0.0007

IL-2

2.5 ± 1.1

2.1; (1.8 - 3.4)

2.3 ± 0.8

2.1; (1.8 - 2.4)

0.87

IL-4

5.7 ± 0.8

6.4; (4.6 - 6.4)

9.4 ± 3.0

9.4;(6.4 - 12.4)

0.02

IL-6

2.8 ± 1.2

2.6; (1.8 - 4.1)

3.1 ± 1.2

2.6; (2.1 - 3.5)

0.83

IL-10

259.2 ± 152.6

259.2; (106.6 - 411.9)

59.0 ± 16.8

59.0; (42.2 - 75.8)

0.0007

GM-CSF

2.9 ± 1.6

2.6; (1.0 - 4.1)

2.6 ± 1.3

2.6; (1.0 - 4.1)

0.8

IFNγ

3.1 ± 1.5

2.8 ; (1.8 - 4.2)

3.7 ± 2.1

3.6; (1.1 - 6.4)

0.59

TNFα

3.1 ± 1.5

2.7 ; (1.8 - 4.3)

4.3 ± 1.7

4.4; (2.9 - 6.4)

0.24