Table 4 Effect of propolis and/ or bee venom on cytokines.
Parameters | Control | Irradiated rats | Normal rats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
γ rays | Pr + γ rays | BV + γ rays | Pr + BV + γ rays | Pr | BV | Pr + BV | ||
6 Gy | 300 mg/ kg | 0.05 mg/kg | 300 + 0.05 mg/kg | 300 mg/ kg | 0.05 mg/kg | 300 + 0.05 mg/kg | ||
IL-6 (pg/ml) | 30.02 ± 0.53h | 103.45 ± 11.22a | 42.31 ± 5.63d | 51.31 ± 4.03b | 38.31 ± 1.23e | 32.24 ± 1.47g | 46.08 ± 2.66c | 34.31 ± 2.34f |
IL1-β (pg/ml) | 27.31 ± 2.25h | 86.74 ± 4.11a | 32.01 ± 2.67d | 46.23 ± 2.81b | 27.97 ± 1.09g | 28.44 ± 1.46f | 30.18 ± 1.13e | 40.53 ± 2.14c |
TNF (pg/ml) | 30.57 ± 1.60h | 102.34 ± 8.40a | 40.12 ± 2.03d | 51.26 ± 2.66b | 34.34 ± 1.91g | 36.44 ± 2.32f | 38.12 ± 1.27e | 42.05 ± 3.12c |
IL10 (pg/ml) | 40.28 ± 5.23a | 21.03 ± 1.10h | 35.08 ± 1.67d | 28.49 ± 1.07g | 38.92 ± 2.44b | 38.87 ± 2.33c | 31.46 ± 1.93f | 33.27 ± 2.56e |