Table 4 |
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| The effects of palmvitee supplementation on lymphocyte proliferative presented as stimulation index (S.I.) after induction with mitogen, PHA and Con A in nonsmokers and smokers according to the number of cigarettes per day | ||||||
| Weeks | S1 | S2 | S3 | |||
| Placebo, n = 4 | Palmvitee, n = 3 | Placebo, n = 17 | Palmvitee,n = 19 | Placebo, n = 7 | Palmvitee,n = 8 | |
| Con A (SI) | ||||||
| 0 | 37.75 ± 15.73 | 24.50 ± 21.92 | 80.00 ± 48.12 | 55.26 ± 30.92 | 61.00 ± 15.41 | 53.75 ± 39.75 |
| 12 | 39.25 ± 15.09 | 55.00 ± 35.59 | 53.50 ± 35.02 | 59.32 ± 40.01 | 39.29 ± 20.77 | 61.63 ± 28.52* |
| 24 | 36.00 ± 32.65 | 22.00 ± 24.56 | 46.24 ± 28.03 | 49.26 ± 35.55 | 36.00 ± 20.94 | 35.75 ± 26.99 |
| PHA (SI) | ||||||
| 0 | 58.00 ± 39.30 | 26.50 ± 6.36 | 73.17 ± 40.22 | 70.21 ± 44.99 | 67.29 ± 29.84 | 44.60 ± 28.53 |
| 12 | 60.50 ± 24.96 | 51.67 ± 30.62 | 69.44 ± 40.09 | 76.58 ± 35.20 | 60.29 ± 28.19 | 81.00 ± 38.53 |
| 24 | 59.25 ± 24.07 | 72.67 ± 69.82 | 74.71 ± 44.45 | 78.47 ± 68.50 | 62.29 ± 27.49 | 75.50 ± 32.96 |
Results are shown as means ± SD. * indicates significant difference as compared to nonsmokers.
Jubri et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:2 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-2
