Table 3.

Serum concentrations of IL-8 (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±2.32	9.43±2.65	11.43±3.32	10.45±3.43	7.43±2.49bcd
Group B	5.78±2.56	9.64±3.49	12.38±3.49	13.32±3.49	10.50±3.67*
Group C	5.77±1.93	8.47±3.54	11.59±4.54	14.26±4.09	10.31±4.12*
Group D	5.68±2.12	9.43±2.76	13.28±3.76	17.23±4.68	19.23±4.47