TABLE 2.

Neurohormonal Values at Rest, During Mental Stress, and After Stress

Biomarker	Rest	Stress	After stress
BNP (pg/mL)	410 ± 495	390 ± 516	412 ± 520
IL-6 (pg/mL)	5.96 ± 6.12	5.75 ± 5.91	6.27 ± 5.85*
TNF-α (pg/mL)	6.45 ± 3.57	6.38 ± 3.69	5.85 ± 3.17
IL-10 (pg/mL)	1.69 ± 0.94	1.81 ± 0.96	1.71 ± 1.04*
IL-1b (pg/mL)	0.18 ± 0.15	0.22 ± 0.21	0.24 ± 0.25
High-sensitivity troponin (pg/mL)	17.9 ± 28.4	16.8 ± 23.7	18.2 ± 28.5
Vascular endothelin growth factor (pg/mL)	55.5 ± 62.8	59.1 ± 50.8	58.3 ± 53.4
IL-17a (pg/mL)	0.31 ± 0.26	0.33 ± 0.27	0.33 ± 0.28
Matrix metallopeptidase-9 (ng/mL)	1,281 ± 1,094	1,326 ± 1,124	1,238 ± 1,058
High-sensitivity CRP (mg/L)	5.9 ± 7.3	5.7 ± 7.6	5.8 ± 7.8
ET-1 (pg/mL)	6.4 ± 2.6	6.1 ± 2.7	6.8 ± 2.8*

^*P < 0.05, compared with stress value.