Table 4

Plasma cytokine receptor and VCAM-1 concentrations (Mean [SEM])


Baseline period
Treatment period
p*

sTNF-R I (ng/ml)
1.4 [0.05]
1.4 [0.09]
n.s.
sTNF-R II (ng/ml)
3.3 [0.3]
3.4 [0.2]
n.s.
IL-1 ra (pg/ml)
262.9 [43.2]
246.4 [37.8]
n.s.
sVCAM-1 (ng/ml)
430.7 [28.9]
484.6 [52.6]
n.s.

* p for comparisons of baseline vs. treatment periods, MANOVA

Then Bergh et al. BMC Neurology 2006 6:19   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-6-19