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Table 3 Levels of IL-1β and TNF-α (mean ± standard deviation, pg/mL) in macrophage culture supernatants after exposure to plant extracts (100 mg/mL for G. glabra L. and 50 mg/ml for E. arvense L., P. granatum L. and S. barbatimam Mart.)

From: Cytotoxicity of Brazilian plant extracts against oral microorganisms of interest to dentistry

Plant extract	Cytokine production (pg/mL)
Plant extract	IL-1β	TNF-α
E. arvense L.	1.32 ± 1.37^A	0.83 ± 2.86^B
G. glabra L.	1.99 ± 1.46^A	4.92 ±1.46^B
P. granatum L.	7.72 ±1.13^C	0.00^B
S. barbatimam Mart.	3.98 ± 1.40^B	0.85 ± 2.93^B
Control	2.20 ± 2.11^A	41.96 ± 10.53^A

Different superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05).

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