Effects of Acupuncture on Th1, Th2 Cytokines in Rats of Implantation Failure
Table 2
Comparison of serum cytokines concentration.
Cytokine group
Day
N
M
A
H
IL-1β
D5
50.07 ±5.22
76.86 ± 15.35*
50.00 ± 6.81Δ
52.62 ± 7.58Δ
D6
50.50 ± 3.91
68.26 ± 1.25*
43.65 ± 4.38Δ
45.11 ± 1.84Δ
D8
27.12 ± 2.77
47.74 ± 9.44
46.57 ± 1.67
42.84 ± 2.83
IL-2
D5
86.13 ± 4.74
90.02 ± 7.03
74.84 ± 15.42
83.05 ± 11.64
D6
39.46 ± 8.84
61.02 ± 6.66*
57.70 ± 8.15
45.45 ± 7.82Δ
D8
37.24 ± 0.64
80.14 ± 6.66*
52.69 ± 11.69Δ
54.34 ± 9.05Δ
IL-4
D5
50.67 ± 2.08
16.33 ± 4.72*
43.00 ± 1.00Δ
30.00 ± 5.42Δ
D6
24.25 ± 2.50
17.00 ± 1.87*
18.40 ± 1.52
20.20 ± 3.63
D8
25.80 ± 7.26
18.00 ± 2.64
33.67 ± 12.89
44.00 ± 16.00Δ
IL-10
D5
141.87 ± 29.54
84.45 ± 7.35
93.88 ± 14.68
47.19 ± 1.48Δ
D6
113.07 ± 14.63
34.63 ± 13.02*
207.84 ± 40.27Δ
455.29 ± 37.66Δ
D8
37.33 ± 7.25
34.37 ± 7.24
69.78 ± 6.94Δ
60.51 ± 3.61Δ
Values are mean ± SD (pg/mL).
*represents that there is significant difference when M is compared with N (). Δ represents that there is significant difference when A or H is compared with M ().
