Table 1

Effects of indomethacin plus vitamin E on total brain cortex levels of PGE2, TxB2 and IL-1β in Tg2576 mice. Mice were treated starting at 8-months of age until they were 15-month-old (n = 10 animals per group).


Placebo
Indomethacin Vitamin E
P

PGE2 (pg/mg tissue)
92 ± 8
39 ± 5*
<0.01
TxB2 (pg/mg tissue)
148 ± 10
15 ± 4*
<0.001
IL-1β (pg/mg protein)
75 ± 12
33 ± 8*
<0.01

Values are expressed as means ± S.E.M.

Yao et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2004 1:21   doi:10.1186/1742-2094-1-21