Antioxidant Capacity-Related Preventive Effects of Shoumei (Slightly Fermented Camellia sinensis) Polyphenols against Hepatic Injury

Table 7

Serum levels of IL-6, IL-12, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in mice ().

Group	IL-6; (pg/mL)	IL-12; (pg/mL)	TNF-α; (pg/mL)	IFN-γ; (pg/mL)
Normal	^d	^d	^d	^d
Model	^a	^a	^a	^a
Silymarin	^c	^c	^c	^c
SPL	^b	^b	^b	^b
SPH	^c	^c	^c	^c

Values presented are the (/group). Sample data in each group come from normal distribution, and the difference in variance between the two groups was significant (). ^a-dMean values with different letters over the bar are significantly different () according to Tukey’s honestly significant difference. Normal: untreated mice; model: CCl₄-treated mice; SPL: 100 mg/kg Shoumei polyphenols and CCl₄-treated mice; SPH: 200 mg/kg Shoumei polyphenols and CCl₄-treated mice; silymarin: 200 mg/kg silymarin and CCl₄-treated mice. IL-6: interleukin 6; IL-12: interleukin 12; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor alpha; IFN-γ: interferon gamma.