Circulating cytokines/chemokines in Wistar and GK rats as a function of age.

<p>All data were determined under fed conditions. Values (pg/ml) are mean ± SEM for the number (<i>n</i>) of animals. Statistical analysis used the Student <i>t</i>-test for unpaired data. No significant difference in circulating cytokine levels was observed between 3- and 4-month-old Wistar and GK rats. CCL2, CC-chemokine ligand-2 or monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1); CCL3, CC-chemokine ligand-3 or macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α); CXCL1, CXC-chemokine ligand-1 or chemokine GRO1/KC (murine IL-8 equivalent); IL-6, Interleukin-6.