Group of animals

Concentration of cytokine in the lymph of females and males of three months of age

Concentration of cytokine in the lymph of males of nine months of age

cytokines

M ± σ

Me; (LQ-HQ)

M ± σ

Me; ( LQ-HQ)

p

IL-1α

10.9 ± 6.3

10.1; (4.6 - 16.4)

27.3 ± 12.7

24.9; (15.7 - 37.1)

0.05

IL-1β

151.2 ± 59.1

148.5; (98.8 - 200.9)

151.7 ± 59.6

147.2; (98.2 - 202.3)

1.0

IL-2

979.4 ± 349.8

979.5; (662.5 - 1296.4)

722.6 ± 580.8

361.7; (243.5 - 1127.6)

0.2

IL-4

13.9 ± 7.9

18.1; (4.6 - 19.4)

13.1 ± 9.3

9.5; (5.8 - 9.5)

0.8

IL-6

4.2 ± 1.6

4.8 ; (3.7 - 5.3)

4.9 ± 1.4

5.6; (4.7 - 6.4)

0.4

IL-10

255.7 ± 78.1

223.7; (203.8 - 275.6)

233.1 ± 75.9

217.2; (177.1 - 283.2)

0.5

GM - CSF

51.8 ± 43.1

46.6; (10.7 - 87.8)

10.5 ± 4.6

9.5; (6.1 - 9.5)

0.05

IFNγ

134.7 ± 9.6

139.6; (132.7 - 141.5)

128.5 ± 101.9

89.2; (34.8 - 209.2)

0.4

TNFα

2.7 ± 1.2

2.2; (1.9 - 3.5)

2.7 ± 0.9

2.7; (2.2 - 3.1)

0.8