Table 2.
Changes in alveolar IL-8, TNF-α, MDA, and SOD in both groups.
| Time points | Group I (Propofol) No. = 25 | Group II (Isoflurane) No. = 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | TNF-α (pg/mL) | MDA (μmoL/litre) | SOD (U/g Hb) | IL-8 (pg/mL) | TNF-α (pg/mL) | MDA (μmoL/litre) | SOD (U/g Hb) | |
| T 0 | 331 (68) | 4.7 (1.9) | 0.31 (0.04) | 98 (14) | 328 (65) | 5.0 (2.1) | 0.29 (0.06) | 96 (12) |
| T 1 | 787 (74)†∗ | 36.5 (15.1)†∗ | 0.08 (0.03)†∗ | 119 (16)†∗ | 522 (80)‡∗ | 21.1 (8.1)‡∗ | 0.43 (0.09)‡∗ | 100 (15)* |
| T 2 | 954 (78)†∗ | 50.4 (20.4)†∗ | 0.07 (0.02)†∗ | 117 (15)†∗ | 601 (82)‡∗ | 26.3 (12.4)‡∗ | 0.46 (0.13)‡∗ | 101 (14)* |
IL-8: interleukin-8; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-α; MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase. Data are expressed as mean (SD). † P < 0.05 within the propofol group, ‡ P < 0.05 within the isoflurane group, *P < 0.05 between both groups.