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. 2019 Aug 15;22(1):57–63. doi: 10.1177/1099800419869845

Table 2.

Mean (SD) Levels of Inflammatory Markers by Group and Time.

Sham tDCS (n = 20) Active tDCS (n = 20)
Measure Baseline Posttreatment Baseline Posttreatment
IL-10 (pg/ml) 8.91 (5.36) 8.17 (4.56) 6.25 (3.2) 5.68 (2.85)
IL-6 (pg/ml) 3.57 (3.65) 3.37 (2.62) 2.12 (1.78) 2.4 (1.43)
TNF-α (pg/ml) 10.2 (5.78) 10.36 (5.98) 7.63 (3.42) 7.41 (3.27)
CRP (ng/nl) 1,758.26 (2,833.17) 3,372.98 (5,490.5) 1,394.33 (1,278.41) 1,496.74 (1,469.79)
Cortisol (pg/ml) 39,358.75 (29,387.62) 38,853.23 (24,343.37) 47,085.48 (36,657.95) 46,588.5 (32,249.18)
β-endorphin (ng/nl) 0.04 (0.02) 0.05 (0.02) 0.04 (0.01) 0.04 (0.02)

Note. CRP = C-reactive protein; IL = interleukin; tDCS = transcranial direct current stimulation; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-α.