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Table 2 Effects of single and combined treatment, on the cytokine production of splenocytes IFN-γ, IL-4 and TGF-β

From: Combined extract of heated TC1, a heat-killed preparation of Lactobacillus casei and alpha-galactosyl ceramide in a mouse model of cervical cancer

Groups

IFN-γ

IL-4

TGF-β

Control

5.3 ± 1.9a

24.6 ± 2.1a

15.2 ± 1.6a

TC1

13.1 ± 3.5b

22.7 ± 2.8a

13.9 ± 0.6a

L. casei

17.7 ± 2.0b

15.7 ± 2.6b

12.0 ± 1.3b

α-GalCer

15.5 ± 2.2b

15.9 ± 1.9b

13.5 ± 2.0ab

TC1 + L. casei

36.1 ± 2.7c

12.0 ± 1.4c

9.1 ± 1.4c

TC1 + α-GalCer

33.2 ± 3.7c

11.0 ± 1.7c

9.8 ± 1.2c

TC1 + L. casei + α-GalCer

46.6 ± 3.7d

11.6 ± 2.5c

7.8 ± 2.5c

Gardasil

47.1 ± 2.1d

12.3 ± 1.6c

8 ± 1.5c

  1. The values were normalized (Significant statistical differences among groups in each index are shown by the different superscript letter P < 0.05)