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Table 2 Plasma cytokine concentration in experimental groups.

From: Effect of oat bran on time to exhaustion, glycogen content and serum cytokine profile following exhaustive exercise

(pg/ml)

C

EX

EX-O

IL-6

11.2 ± 17

163 ± 2.7*

127 ± 3.6*#

IL-10

50.5 ± 9.4

328.5 ± 78*

84.3 ± 53.4*#

TNF-a

31.1 ± 1.34

5.58 ± 1.0*

2.6 ± 0.4*

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. Control (C), exhaustion (EX) and exhaustion treated with oat bran (EXO) groups, (n = 9), p ≤ 0.05. IL-6 = interleukin-6; IL-10 = interleukin-10; TNF-a = Tumor necrosis factor-a. *Statistically significant difference compared with C group; #statistically significant difference compared with EX group.