group of animals

concentration of cytokine in the lymph of females of nine 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

10.8 ± 4.2

12.3 ; (6.5 - 14.8)

27.3 ± 12.7

24.9; (15.7 - 37.1)

0.03

IL-1β

261.9 ± 111.7

180.7; (176.7 - 367.3)

151.7 ± 59.6

147.2; (98.2 - 202.3)

0.3

IL-2

1301.8 ± 695.6

1354.5 (532. - 2058.0)

722.6 ± 580.8

361.7; (243.5 - 1127.6)

0.3

IL-4

10.7 ± 4.9

9.5; (5.8 - 15.9)

13.1 ± 9.3

9.5 ; (5.8 - 9.5)

0.9

IL-6

2.9 ± 1.7

2.1; (1.5 - 4.2)

4.9 ± 1.4

5.6; (4.7 - 6.4)

0.14

IL-10

253.8 ± 120.7

190.8; (149.3 - 73.8)

233.1 ± 75.9

217.2; (177.1 - 283.2)

1.0

GM-CSF

82.9 ± 95.9

15.6; (8.7 - 174.0)

10.5 ± 4.6

9.5; (6.1 - 9.5)

0.2

IFNγ

183.3 ± 62.9

152.4; (128.0 - 246.3)

128.5 ± 101.9

89.2; (34.8 - 209.2)

1.0

TNFα

2.4 ± 1.0

2.7; (1.3 - 3.2)

2.7 ± 0.9

2.7; (2.2 - 3.1)

1.0