Table 3.

Inflammatory cytokines in the comparison of control, cirrhosis, and cirrhosis with PVT.

Inflammatory cytokines	Control	Cirrhosis	Cirrhosis with PVT
TNF-α (pg/mL)	4.17 ± 0.24	4.10 ± 0.14	4.13 ± 0.19
IL-6 (pg/mL)	2.27 ± 0.09	8.27 ± 0.17a	23.07 ± 1.31b,c
IL-8 (pg/mL)	5.10 ± 0.14	5.17 ± 0.24	5.13 ± 0.19

IL-6: interleukin 6; IL-8: interleukin 8; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis. ^aP < 0.05 between the cirrhosis group and control group. ^bP < 0.05 between the cirrhosis with PVT group and control group. ^cP < 0.05 between the cirrhosis with PVT group and cirrhosis group.