Table 1.

Analysis of variance results for lung tissues collected at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months postirradiation, respectively (SS, sum of squares; df, degree of freedom; MS, mean of squares; F, F-statistic).

1 Week postirradiation						1 Month week postirradiation						6 Months postirradiation
Source of variation	SS	df	MS	F	P-value	Source of variation	SS	df	MS	F	P-value	Source of variation	SS	df	MS	F	P-value
NF-ĸB
Between groups	18.95	3	6.32	102.1	1E-10	Between groups	1.74	3	0.58	12.6	0.0001	Between groups	12.44	3	4.15	43.86	6E-08
Within groups	0.99	16	0.06			Within groups	0.74	16	0.05			Within groups	1.51	16	0.09
Total	19.94	19				Total	2.48	19				Total	13.95	19
TNF-α
Between groups	1.78	3	0.59	5.25	0.01	Between groups	2.27	3	0.76	6.31	0.0049	Between groups	8.55	3	2.85	7.15	0.002
Within groups	1.81	16	0.11			Within groups	1.92	16	0.12			Within groups	6.37	16	0.40
Total	3.59	19				Total	4.19	19				Total	14.92	19
IL-1β
Between groups	128.91	3	42.97	2.86	0.04	Between groups	144.64	3	48.21	9.67	0.0007	Between groups	62.52	3	20.84	6.86	0.003
Within groups	240.68	16	15.04			Within groups	79.74	16	4.98			Within groups	48.58	16	3.04
Total	369.59	19				Total	224.38	19				Total	111.09	19
IL-6
Between groups	0.51	3	0.17	7.62	0.0029	Between groups	0.64	3	0.21	4.37	0.02	Between groups	3.50	3	1.17	29.49	2E-06
Within groups	0.31	16	0.02			Within groups	0.78	16	0.05			Within groups	0.59	16	0.04
Total	0.82	19				Total	1.43	19				Total	111.09	19
5mC
Between groups	0.34	3	0.11	0.49	0.68	Between groups	0.26	3	0.09	0.39	0.76	Between groups	0.61	3	0.20	1.65	0.22
Within groups	3.64	16	0.23			Within groups	3.61	16	0.23			Within groups	1.99	16	0.12
Total	3.98	19				Total	3.87	19				Total	2.61	19
5hmC
Between groups	0.07	3	0.02	11.38	0.0003	Between groups	0.05	3	0.02	7.29	0.003	Between groups	0.05	3	0.02	16.15	4E-05
Within groups	0.03	16	0.002			Within groups	0.01	16	0.0050			Within groups	0.01	16	0.0009
Total	0.1	19				Total	0.06	19				Total	0.06	19