Table 2. Effects of ADT and RT on circulating cytokine levels.

Cytokines (pg/mL)	Before ADT	Before RT	End of RT	3 months after RT
TNF-α	17.2±2.4	17.3±3.7	17.2±3.7	17.4±5.1
TGF-β1	643.7±282.7	765.2±426.3	915.9±539.2	732.4±441.7
IL-6	12.2±3.3	10.7±2.4	10.6±3.2	16.2±15.5
IL-8	1.2±0.1	1.2±0.1	1.2±0.1	1.3±0.1*

*, statistically significant value. Values for age are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (mean ± SD); TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-α; TGF-β1, tumour growth factor-β1; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-8, interleukin-8.