Protective effect of rhIL-1β on pancreatic islets of alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Table 1 Protective effect of rhIL-1β on pancreatic islets of alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Group	Serum glucose (mmol/L, n = 5)	Serum insulin(mIU/L, n = 5)	Volume density(/L, n = 50)	Number density(/μm2, n = 50)
Control	8.4 ± 0.3	11.9 ± 3.0	0.6 ± 0.7	5.2 ± 4.1
Alloxan	19.4 ± 8.9a	4.7 ± 1.0a	0a	0a
rhIL-1β	8.0 ± 1.3	20.0 ± 6.6a	0.6 ± 0.5	5.6 ± 5.3
rhIL-1β pretreated	12.0 ± 4.0	6.1 ± 1.6a	0.1 ± 0.1a	5.0 ± 5.7

^aP < 0.05 vs control.