Table 2.

Comparison of brain levels of TNF-α, NRG-1, NGF, and oxytocin between groups

Parameters	Control group	Study group	pvalue
TNF-α (ng/mg)
Male	21.4 ± 2.5	36.7 ± 4.8	< 0.05
Female	22.8 ± 3.3	33.6 ± 5.3	< 0.05
NRG-1 (pg/mg)
Male	4.1 ± 0.3	6.8 ± 1.1	< 0.05
Female	2.9 ± 0.8	5.6 ± 0.7	< 0.05
NGF (pg/mg)
Male	65.7 ± 5.8	89.3 ± 9.4	< 0.05
Female	56.9 ± 14.3	91.5 ± 10.2	< 0.05
Oxytocin (pg/mg)
Male	78.5 ± 11.4	135.2 ± 12.6	< 0.001
Female	85.6 ± 9.5	128.8 ± 17.1	< 0.001

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the mean.

TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alfa; NRG-1, neuregulin-1; NGF, neuron growth factor.