Alteration of Mevalonate Pathway in Rat Splenic Lymphocytes: Possible Role in Cytokines Secretion Regulated by L-Theanine

Table 2

Effects of L-theanine treatment on the cytokines secretion in rat splenic lymphocytes.

Item	Control	ConA	ConA + LTHs			value
			0.25 mM	1 mM	4 mM
IFN- (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
IL-2 (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
IL-4 (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
IL-6 (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
IL-10 (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
IL-12 (ng/gprotein)						<0.01
TNF- (ng/gprotein)						<0.01

Means in the same row not bearing a common superscript letter differ ; ConA = concanavalin A activation group; LTHs = L-theanine treatments.