Table II.
mRNA expression levels of immune response genes
| Genes | Control group (n=22) | Zinc group (n=22) | Adjusted mean difference (baseline) 95% CI | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | ||||||
| Baseline | 10th day | Baseline | 10th day | |||
| S100A8 | 2.89±0.83 | 4.89±0.81 | 2.79±0.82 | 3.32±0.82 | 1.58 (1.08-2.08) | <0.001 |
| S100A9 | 3.53±1.09 | 1.41±0.93 | 4.34±0.89 | 1.71±0.86 | 0.15 (0.74-0.43) | 0.59 |
| TNF-α | 4.25±1.46 | 4.63±1.28 | 4.51±1.88 | 4.37±1.81 | 0.30 (0.65-1.26) | 0.52 |
| IL-6 | 3.97±1.15 | 4.32±1.37 | 4.38±1.42 | 4.85±1.18 | 0.58 (1.37-0.20) | 0.14 |
| LBP | 4.11±1.13 | 5.97±1.23 | 4.39±1.38 | 5.78±1.17 | 0.31 (0.33-0.96) | 0.33 |
| CD14 | 4.77±1.21 | 6.25±1.14 | 4.45±1.34 | 5.99±1.06 | 0.21 (0.46-0.88) | 0.52 |
| TLR-4 | 4.95±1.58 | 5.68±0.96 | 4.86±1.53 | 6.52±0.97 | 0.86 (1.39-0.33) | 0.002 |