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Molecular expression and oxidative stress studies. |
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| Parameter |
Month |
IFN gamma |
Placebo |
p (Student's t) |
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| Oxidative stress |
N = 10 |
N = 8 |
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| SOD (U/mL/min) |
0 |
36.2 ± 17.8 |
27.2 ± 11.5 |
0.23 |
| 6 |
28.6 ± 12.6 |
29.8 ± 16.5 |
0.85 |
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| P (6 vs 0) |
0.034 |
0.612 |
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| AOPP (μM) |
0 |
71.3 ± 35.2 |
60.8 ± 34.5 |
0.46 |
| 6 |
48.4 ± 15.2 |
65.7 ± 27.6 |
0.12 |
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| P (6 vs 0) |
0.008 |
0.734 |
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| Genetic modulation (relative to GAPDH × 100) |
N = 8 |
N = 6 |
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| TGF beta |
0 |
113 ± 37 |
113 ± 29 |
0.99 |
| 6 |
152 ± 106 |
235 ± 232 |
0.80 |
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| p (6 vs 0) |
0.401 |
0.028 |
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| TNF alpha |
0 |
37 ± 35 |
68 ± 21 |
0.080 |
| 6 |
37 ± 34 |
81 ± 28 |
0.025 |
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| p (6 vs 0) |
0.946 |
0.370 |
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| MCP-1 |
0 |
112 ± 58 |
38 ± 29 |
0.015 |
| 6 |
59 ± 27 |
69 ± 39 |
0.60 |
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| p (6 vs 0) |
0.032 |
0.244 |
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Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Analyses within groups were performed by the Student's paired t test. | ||||
Milanés-Virelles et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:17 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-17 |
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