Table I.

Effect of hydrogen sulfide on the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β (n=6).

Group	TNF-α (ng/l)	IL-6 (ng/l)	IL-1β (ng/l)
Sham	84.03±12.49	194.36±26.32	48.67±4.50
Ischemia	168.47±17.13a	332.47±24.88a	86.79±7.82a
I + L NaHS	145.00±18.65	281.15±28.34b	74.41±7.43b
I + M NaHS	130.56±14.37c	260.15±30.94c	69.22±8.18c
I + H NaHS	114.93±17.85c	219.25±41.50c	61.32±7.34c
I + PPG	198.06±15.85b	384.71±37.55b	99.45±9.48b

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.

^aP<0.01 vs. the sham group;

^bP<0.05 and

^cP<0.01 vs. the ischemia group.

I + L NaHS, ischemia + 0.78 mg/kg NaHS; I + M NaHS, ischemia + 1.56 mg/kg NaHS; I + H NaHS, ischemia + 3.12 mg/kg NaHS; NaHS, sodium hydrosulfide; PPG, propargylglycine; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL, interleukin.