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. 2015 Sep 3;10(9):e0137186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137186

Table 1. Tear cytokines in different exposure groups.

IL = interleukin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor. pvalues were Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

Post-exposure 0 hour Post-exposure 2 hours Post-exposure 4 hours Post-exposure 0 hour vs. 2 hours (p Value) Post-exposure 0 hourr vs. 4 hours (p Value) Post-exposure 2 hour vs. 4 hours (p Value)
IL-8 pg/mL 71.3±10.3 381.5±109.1 631.1±147.5 0.031* 0.031* 0.031*
IL-17 pg/mL 356.2±43.4 342.6±51.6 643.5±159.7 0.22 0.031* 0.031*
TNF-α pg/mL 901.5±104.5 1496.2±284.5 2120.3+718.7 0.063 0.031* 0.063

*p <0.05