Table-II.

Comparison of TNF-α and IL-6 levels at each time point (x ± s).

IL-6	T1	T2	T3	T4
A	39.94±3.99	56.42±4.09	281.42±37.92	186.42±27.36
B	40.84±3.22	81.37±7.26	337.36±40.13	275.69±30.98
t	-1.602	-28.236	-9.356	-20.004
P value	0.111	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
TNF-α	T1	T2	T3	T4
A	30.98±3.28	60.86±7.98	185.52±22.12	150.21±18.02
B	30.43±2.75	92.73±9.54	220.02±27.31	184.73±21.56
t	1.172	-23.790	-9.127	-11.406
P value	0.242	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Intragroup comparison at T₁, ^{* 1}P<0.05.