Table I.

Comparison of the protein expression of interleukin 6 in the lung tissue of the rabbits in the three groups (n=20).

	Interleukin 6
Group	−	+	++	+++	P-value
TG	8	8	3	1	<0.05a
MG	2	4	9	5	<0.05b
CG	7	9	4	0	≥0.05c

These experiments were conducted as independent triplicates.

^aTG vs. MG;

^bCG vs. MG;

^cTG vs. CG.

TG, treatment group; CG, control group; MG, model group.