Figure 5From: (—)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate suppresses hepatic preneoplastic lesions developed in a novel rat model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis Hepatic expression of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β mRNA. Total RNA was isolated from the livers of rats in the 3 groups and the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β mRNA were determined using specific primers and quantitative real-time RT-PCR. The values are expressed as mean ± SD. # P <0.01, *P <0.05.Back to article page