Table IV.

Expression levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in the lung and plasma of different groups (n=10).

Item	Control group	IIR group	IIR + NS group	IIR + DEX group
Pulmonary IL-1β (pg/ml)	7.10±0.21	8.56±0.24b	7.78±0.20b	7.78±0.32a,c
Pulmonary TNF-α (pg/ml)	62.26±2.15	72.95±1.99b	72.77±0.69b	66.52±1.91c
Plasma IL-1β (pg/ml)	7.28±0.20	9.19±0.21b	9.33±0.28b	8.13±0.25a,d
Plasma TNF-α (pg/ml)	64.64±2.27	86.37±1.90b	85.56±1.82b	71.28±1.39a,d

^aP<0.05

^bP<0.01 vs. control group

^cP<0.05

^dP<0.01 vs. IIR + DEX group. IIR, intestine ischemia reperfusion; DEX, dexmedetomidine; NS, normal saline; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.