Table 4 Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels AI in all male and female experimental groups.

Male

IL-1β

212 ± 3.9^a

216 ± 2.2^a

245 ± 5.3^b

214 ± 3.6^a

213 ± 4.5^a

IL-6

185 ± 3.1^a

186 ± 3.7^a

195 ± 4.0^b

186 ± 3.3^a

186 ± 1.5^a

IL-17

87 ± 3.6^c

88 ± 2.0^c

89 ± 2.0^c

84 ± 2.2^b

75 ± 3.3^a

IFN-γ

295 ± 2.9^b

287 ± 3.1^a

310 ± 2.5^c

288 ± 3.3^a

287 ± 2.3^a

TNF-α

153 ± 4.0^a

156 ± 5.7^a

172 ± 3.0^b

157 ± 4.7^a

154 ± 3.3^a

Female

IL-1β

210 ± 4.0^a

209 ± 1.2^a

250 ± 3.6^b

206 ± 4.1^a

210 ± 1.5^a

IL-6

180 ± 3.8^a

184 ± 3.9^a

194 ± 2.7^b

183 ± 3.6^a

179 ± 2.5^a

IL-17

94 ± 4.3^b

91 ± 1.5^b

93 ± 4.3^b

91 ± 2.5^b

78 ± 5.0^a

IFN-γ

291 ± 4.6^b

283 ± 4.8^a

299 ± 6.5^c

284 ± 3.5^a

283 ± 8.2^a

TNF-α

150 ± 3.8^a

157 ± 4.1^a

171 ± 4.0^b

156 ± 4.6^a

150 ± 6.9^a