Table 2.

The levels of inflammatory cytokines in each group of rats

Group	TNF-α (ng/L)	IL-1β (ng/L)	IL-6 (ng/L)
Sham	42.59±4.66	63.41±4.85	34.38±2.53
HIRI	183.42±7.14*	234.03±10.36*	134.05±5.21*
GL 100 mg/kg	156.11±6.02*#	187.94±9.53*#	104.57±6.77*#
GL 200 mg/kg	113.71±5.34*#	141.19±6.51*#	64.01±2.88*#

Compared with Sham group, ^*P<0.05; compared with HIRI group, ^#P<0.05

TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-1β: Interleukin-1β, IL-6: Interleukin-6; HIRI: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury; GL: Glycyrrhizin