Table 1.

Cytokines expressed significantly higher or lower than sham in each phase of neuronal reduction. P < 0.05 by t-test

	~lag phase		exponential phase			deceleration phase		stationary phase~
day after recirculation	day1	day2	day3	day5	day7	day10	day14	day21
	IL1α, IL-6	IL-1α, IL-1β	IL-1α, IL-1β	IL-1α, IL-4	IL-1β	IL-1α, IL-1β	IL-1α, IL-4	IL-1α, IL-1β
higher		IL-4, IL-6	IL-6, IFN-γ	IFN-γ		IL-4, IL-6	IL-6,GM-CSF	IL-4, IL-6
						GM-CSF,	IFN-γ, TNF-α	IFN-γ,TNF-α
						TNF-α
lower	none	none	none	none	IL-2	none	none	IL-2