Research Article

Therapeutic Effects of Tangshen Formula on Diabetic Nephropathy in db/db Mice Using Cytokine Antibody Array

Table 4

Semiquantitative results of 5 differentially expressed cytokines in the JAK/STAT signaling pathway (means ± SEM; 3 individuals).

CytokinesFluorescence intensity value (IU)
Expt. week 0
Model group
Expt. week 12
Model group
Expt. week 12
Losartan group
Expt. week 12
TSF group

IL-23840 ± 835846 ± 2025626 ± 944628 ± 116
IL-61226 ± 421970 ± 681544 ± 551622 ± 55
IL-131020 ± 371210 ± 291161 ± 42974 ± 23
IL-152163 ± 712771 ± 1042156 ± 1012196 ± 116
IFN-γ1630 ± 552861 ± 252768 ± 892461 ± 103

compared with the model group in expt. week 12.