Table 4.

Changes in inflammatory factors before and after the treatment

Index	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment	t-value	P-value
TNF-α (pg/mL)	21.32±4.07	18.69±3.53	<0.001	21.32
IL-33 (pg/mL)	26.28±3.47	22.60±2.94	<0.001	26.28
MIP-1α (pg/mL)	19.75±2.96	16.81±3.20	<0.001	19.75

Note: TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α; IL-33, Interleukin-33; MIP-1α, Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α.