Fig. 4

The effect of combined α-tocopherol and CLA in free or nanoparticulate form on adipokines of 3T3-L1 cells: (A) TNF-α; (B) IL-1β; (C) IL-6; and (D) leptin. All data are presented as the mean of three experiments ± S.E.M. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01 as compared to the MDI-treatment group. ^#p < 0.05 between the free and nanoparticulate forms