Association between Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Experimental Periodontitis

Table 3

Detection of serum cytokines in four groups of rats.

Groups	BAP (U/L)	TRAP 5b (pg/L)	IL-1β (ng/L)	TNF-α (ng/L)	IL-6 (ng/L)
SHAM	54.8±7.0	1899.2±256.7	22.1±4.4	229.5±52.2	63.8±10.0
OVX	72.5±8.8^∗	2245.3±350.3^∗	39.0±6.7^∗	293.3±37.8^∗	146.0±17.4^∗
SHAM + EP	53.8±4.2	1849.0±242.6	27.3±5.0	236.7±55.4	77.4±9.6
OVX + EP	74.7±8.7^∗∗	2298.8±299.1^∗∗	36.9±5.2^∗∗	302.8±36.8^∗∗	140.5±13.23^∗∗

Values are expressed as means ± SEM; 𝑛=6.
^∗𝑃<0.05 versus SHAM rats; ^∗∗𝑃<0.05 versus SHAM + EP rats.