Table 2.

Serum concentrations of IL-6 (pg/ml) in rabbits of four groups at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h following operation (Group A: Tea polyphenols and bacteriocins; Group B: cefradine and bacteriocins Group C: cefradine and bacteriocins Group D: control mean ±SD, b, Group A compared with Group B, P<0.05; C, Group A compared with Group C, P<0.05; d, Group A compared with Group D, P<0.05;^*, compared with Group D, P<0.05).

	1 h	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h
Group A	6.17±1.32	8.14±2.65	11.34±3.47	10.45±3.54bcd	8.42±2.79bcd
Group B	6.48±2.46	11.59±3.39	16.29±5.56	17.39±4.98	12.64±3.78*
Group C	6.87±1.45	11.47±4.35	15.45±4.67	18.22±6.39	13.83±4.67*
Group D	6.68±2.14	13.32±4.46	18.27±4.39	24.45±5.57	29.45±6.68