Table 1 There were no significant effects of C-section or OXT on splenocytes IL-4 and IL-6 secretion after LPS stimulation.

From: Early-life oxytocin attenuates the social deficits induced by caesarean-section delivery in the mouse

Cytokines

VB

CS

0 OXT (µg/20 µL)

0.2 OXT (µg/20 µL)

2 OXT (µg/20 µL)

0 OXT (µg/20 µL)

0.2 OXT (µg/20 µL)

2 OXT (µg/20 µL)

Il-4

0.64 ± 0.06

0.61 ± 0.09

0.55 ± 0.11

0.65 ± 0.10

1.17 ± 0.29

0.64 ± 0.06

Il-6

491.0 ± 57.64

700.8 ± 284.20

531.3 ± 81.48

854.6 ± 136.50

746.3 ± 313.90

372.7 ± 86.00

  1. Data are represented as mean ± S.E.M.
  2. OXT oxytocin, VB vaginal birth, CS C-section, LPS lipopolysaccharide.
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