. 2017 Sep 25;23:4601–4611. doi: 10.12659/MSM.903048

Table 2.

Comparison of PLI, PD and mSBI of beagle dogs among the SLA tied, SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied, SLA untied, and SLA + n-HA/PEEK untied groups.

	SLA tied	SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied	SLA untied	SLA + n-HA/PEEK untied
IL-1 (ng/ml)
2^nd week	24.52±1.27	18.62±1.60^*	14.83±0.92^*^#	14.38±0.15^*^#
4^th week	26.91±1.75	20.44±1.71^*	16.62±1.87^*^#	15.95±1.03^*^#
6^th week	30.33±3.13	20.94±1.43^*	18.41±0.87^*^#	16.45±1.54^*^#
8^th week	36.43±6.66	25.26±2.72^*	18.38±1.80^*^#	16.78±0.49^*^#
IL-6 (ng/ml)
2^nd week	24.49±1.89	19.32±2.95^*	14.87±3.46^*^#	15.10±1.56^*^#
4^th week	27.78±1.46	20.54±2.68^*	16.02±0.58^*^#	16.36±0.29^*^#
6^th week	32.46±2.80	23.15±2.58^*	16.66±1.45^*^#	15.61±0.46^*^#
8^th week	37.83±1.63	26.73±2.00^*	18.74±3.15^*^#	15.60±1.85^*^#
IL-17 (ng/ml)
2^nd week	54.19±1.84	43.04±4.43^*	31.04±1.38^*^#	31.26±1.42^*^#
4^th week	55.62±4.28	48.07±2.73^*	36.29±3.45^*^#	34.29±3.86^*^#
6^th week	61.07±3.77	55.19±0.83^*	33.45±5.88^*^#	33.41±5.17^*^#
8^th week	68.16±1.58	54.70±2.54^*	34.84±3.12^*^#	32.10±1.14^*^#

P<0.05 compared with the SLA tied group;

P<0.05 compared with the SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied group;

SLA – Sandblasted, large-grit and acid-etched; n-HA/PEEK – nano-hydroxyapatite/polyetheretherketone; IL – interleukin.