Table 2.

Serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in three groups (ng/L) (mean±SD)

Group	TNF-α	IL-6
A (n = 10)	9.49±1.01b	55.50±12.13a
B (n = 10)	13.70±1.33d	77.80±14.03f
C (n = 6)	8.32±1.15	40.57±4.79

^aP<0.05 vs group C; ^bP<0.01 vs group B; ^dP<0.01, ^fP<0.01 vs group C.