TABLE 2.

Inflammatory mediator levels in PV muscle per group.

	Saline		Car		Saline + MFS		Car + MFS		p values
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
TGF-β1	3.03	±1.59	2.00	±0.59	2.53	±1.08	3.45	±2.35	0.167
IL-4	4.43	±1.39	2.72	±1.39	2.78	±1.70	4.91	±4.17	0.124
	Median	Q3–Q1	Median	Q3–Q1	Median	Q3–Q1		Q3–Q1	p values
TNF	0.99	5.74	2.41	7.45	2.47	8.579	2.44	7.43	0.144
IL-6	1.84	3.82	3.03	9.21	2	5.755	1.77	8.86	0.480
MCP-1	33.4	111.1	23.1	216	20.5	18.1	46	50	0.686

Mediator levels on PV muscle per group are represented. TNF, IL-6, and MCP-1 levels were analyzed using Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn post hoc test and are represented by median and interquartile interval (Q3–Q1). TGF-β1 and IL-4 were analyzed using ANOVA with Tukey post hoc test and are represented by mean and SD. No significant differences were found between groups for all variables.