Experiment No. Controls Solventa Vit D3 (1000 IU) IFN-γ (100 IU) Vit D3 (1000 IU) plus IFN-γ (100 IU) 1 109 ± 8.02 108.2 ± 12.45 165 ± 11.30b 146 ± 7.22b 187.8 ± 9.82b 2 108 ± 9.46 108.9 ± 6.93 121.2 ± 6.68 139.5 ± 5.76b 136.2 ± 10.21b 3 109.6 ± 7.35 108.2 ± 4.96 139 ± 7.01b 146 ± 4.93b 146.9 ± 9.62b 4 109 ± 7.03 108.6 ± 4.26 166 ± 7.01b 146.2 ± 5.60b 191.5 ± 9.62b Values are given as mean ± SD. aEthanol 95. bStatistically significant results compared with controls (P ≤ 0.05). NO production was estimated as a nitrite release from infected macrophages (μM/ml)

Table 40: Effect of vitamin D3 and IFN-γ on NO production by peritoneal macrophages of BAL: B/c mice infected with T. gondii (RH strain) after incubation for 24 hrs in RPMI1640 cells culture (according to Ghaffarifar et al. [639]; with own modification).