Figure 4: Effects of PSEs on serum inflammatory factors.

The NC, HF, PSEL, PSEM and PSEH groups are described in Fig. 1. The serum CRP, TGF-β and IL-6 levels were significantly decreased in the three PSEs intervention groups, and the IL-10 level was significantly decreased in the PSEL and PSEM groups. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05 vs. NC; ΔP < 0.05 vs. HF.