Group of animals

Concentration of cytokine in the blood serum of females of nine months of age

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

cytokines

M ± σ

Me; (LQ-HQ)

M ± σ

Me; (LQ-HQ)

p

IL-1α

7.4 ± 0.8

6.9; (6.7 - 7.8)

3.6 ± 1.8

3.6; (1.8 - 5.0)

0.07

IL-1β

50.6 ± 4.0

50.6; (46.6 - 54.6)

2.8 ± 1.4

2.2; (1.8 - 3.5)

0.0007

IL-2

2.7 ± 1.2

2.7; (1.8 - 3.5)

2.3 ± 0.8

2.1; (1.8 - 2.4)

0.4

IL-4

2.7 ± 1.0

2.2; (2.1 - 3.40)

9.4 ± 3.0

9.4; (6.4 - 12.4)

0.0007

IL-6

2.8 ± 1.0

2.2; (2.1 - 3.4)

3.1 ± 1.2

2.6; (2.1 - 3.5)

1.0

IL-10

121.2 ± 14.6

121.2; (106.6 - 135.8)

59.0 ± 16.8

59.0; (42.2 - 75.8)

0.0007

GM-CSF

2.6 ± 1.1

2.6; (1.8 - 3.4)

2.6 ± 1.3

2.6; (1.0 - 4.1)

0.9

IFNγ

3.4 ± 1.5

3.6; (1.9 - 4.6)

3.7 ± 2.1

3.6; (1.1 - 6.4)

0.7

TNFα

3.5 ± 1.3

3.2; (2.1 - 4.3)

4.3 ± 1.7

4.4; (2.9 - 6.4)

0.34