Table IX.

Results for neopterin, tryptophan, and kynurenine; and their average levels in drainage fluids

Parameter	Without AL		AL		P-value
	Average	SD	Average	SD
Neopterin [nmol/l]	27.89	11.31	49.03	37.41	0.048
Tryptophan [μmol/l]	71.25	21.82	76.66	29.58	0.267
Kynurenine [μmol/l]	2.85	1.34	3.40	1.74	0.282
Kynurenine/tryptophan [μmol/mmol]	53.48	22.58	55.18	18.37	0.448
Neopterin/tryptophan [nmol/μmol]	0.41	0.18	0.58	0.34	0.062