Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Siegesbeckia orientalis Ethanol Extract in In Vitro and In Vivo Models

Table 1

Effects of SOE pretreatment on sera cytokine production in LPS-challenged micea.

GroupIL-6 (ng/mL)TNF- (ng/mL)

At 2 h after LPS challenge
 Control318 1022.99 1.52
 LSOE257 89.54.32 2.62
 HSOE3.51 2.04
 PDTC
At 9 h after LPS challenge
 Control151 1250.63 0.50
 LSOE139 88.7
 HSOE
 PDTC

aSera at 2 h and 9 h after LPS injection were collected for cytokines assay. The cytokine production in serum was assayed by ELISA kits. Values are means ± SD. , , or , significantly different from the control group analyzed by Student’s -test.