Nicotine Exposure Exacerbates Development of Cataracts in a Type 1 Diabetic Rat Model
Figure 5
Rat serum cytokines are displayed at euthanasia. (a) There was a significant increase in serum Eotaxin between the diabetics and nicotine-treated diabetics as compared to control rats (). (b) There was a significant increase in serum IL-6 for the diabetic and nicotine-treated diabetic groups as compared to control rats (). (c) There was an increase in serum IL-4 in the diabetic group as compared to control () and a nonsignificant positive trend in the nicotine-treated diabetic group. Significance base on one-way ANOVA with multiple comparisons versus control group (Dunn’s method) (*, mean ± SEM).
