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Table 5 Subchronic exposure to PM2.5 decreased the cytokine levels in the total protein of the kidney cortex

From: Early kidney damage induced by subchronic exposure to PM2.5 in rats

Cytokine

FA

PM2.5

P-value

IL-6 (ng/ul)

10.7

(5.5-11)

1.5

(0.7-4)

0.047

IL-1β (pg/ul)

488.4

(396–531)

297

(242–420)

0.047

TNFα (pg/ul)

47.85

(36–61)

9.9

(6–21)

0.004

IL-4 (pg/ul)

320.7

(228–341)

126

(68–266.7)

0.004

IL-10 (pg/ul)

478.1

(354–537)

199.3

(113–371)

0.03

INF-γ (pg/ul)

371.3

(317–431)

310.6

(192–336)

0.03

IL-17a (pg/ul)

178.6

(93–206)

34

(29–65)

0.004

MIP-2 (pg/ul)

316.2

(200–366)

122.4

(109–161)

0.004

RANTES (ng/ul)

0.98

(0.8–1.14)

1.3

(1.11–1.5)

0.007

  1. The data are shown as the median followed by the 25–75 quartile interval in parentheses