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Table 9 Plasma levels of IFN-γ (pg/ml) in the experimental groups at the experimental periods

From: Curcumin induces regeneration of β cells and suppression of phosphorylated-NF-κB in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

Experimental groups

Experimental periods (days)

3

10

17

24

31

I

125.40 ± 10.73Aa

115.20 ± 8.17Aa

142.80 ± 14.07ABa

144.00 ± 7.49ABa

140.80 ± 7.04BCa

II

123.94 ± 12.95Aa

184.00 ± 27.31BCb

162.20 ± 10.43Bab

150.40 ± 15.48Bab

157.40 ± 12.06Cab

 % of changeP1

(− 1.64)

(− 59.72)

(− 13.59)

(− 4.44)

(− 11.79)

III

121.40 ± 29.83Aa

156.00 ± 13.9ABa

164.6 ± 12.21Ba

148.60 ± 9.56ABa

145.20 ± 6.87 BCa

 % of changeP1

(− 3.19)

(− 35.42)

(− 15.27)

(− 3.19)

(− 3.13)

IV

110.12 ± 3.86Aa

138.00 ± 3.56Ab

117.00 ± 4.78Aa

132.40 ± 7ABb

115.60 ± 5.34ABa

 % of changeP1

(− 12.19)

(− 19.79)

(− 18.07)

(− 8.06)

(− 17.90)

V

226 ± 22.27Bb

198.20 ± 7.46Cab

160 ± 10.22Ba

166.60 ± 16.31Ba

204.60 ± 19.2Dab

 % of changeP1

(80.22)

(72.05)

(12.05)

(15.69)

(45.31)

VI

222.04 ± 13.57ABc

140.40 ± 3.72Ab

119.00 ± 3.32Aa

112.40 ± 1.23Aa

108 ± 3.37Aa

 % of changeP2

(− 1.75)

(− 29.16)

(− 25.63)

(− 32.77)

(− 47.21)

  1. Data were expressed as a mean of 5 mice ± standard error of the mean (SEM)
  2. In rows (small letters) and columns (capital letters), values marked with the same small and capital superscript letters are similar (insignificant, P ≥ 0.05) and are significant (P < 0.05), respectively. P1,P2Percentage of change in comparison with the corresponding groups I and V, respectively