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After daily oral administration of TO, blood biochemical parameters related to fatigue were measured after the FST. FST immobility time was significantly decreased in the TO-treated group (100 mg\/kg) on the tenth day. TO (10 and 100 mg\/kg) treatment significantly increased glucose levels, acting as an energy source. The level of lactic dehydrogenase, which is an accurate indicator of muscle damage, tended to decline after TO administration (10 and 100 mg\/kg). When TO (100 mg\/kg) was orally administered to mice, blood urea nitrogen levels decreased significantly. We also examined the effect of TO on the production of cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) in mouse peritoneal macrophages. When TO was used in combination with recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN-\u03b3), a noticeable cooperative induction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin (IL)-12p70, and IL-10 production was observed. Furthermore, in peritoneal macrophages, rIFN-\u03b3 plus TO treatment significantly increased the production of NO through inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction. 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