Table 4.

Cytokines levels pre-treatment and post-treatment.

Cytokines levels (pg/ml)
	Pre-treatment		Post-treatment
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean difference	CI 95%	P value∗
IL-1β	0.53	0.14	0.30	0.07	0.22	−0.09	.04
IL-4	2.98	1.62	1.23	1.03	1.75	−0.78	.27
IL-6	0.31	0.18	0.24	0.13	0.07	−0.05	.30
IL-8	9.17	1.05	7.79	0.62	1.37	−0.74	.22
IL-10	1.15	0.43	0.86	0.26	0.29	−0.50	.42
IL-12 P70	1.82	1.08	0.94	0.48	0.87	−0.49	.36
IL-17A	3.8	1.08	3.19	0.69	0.60	−0.47	.74
TNF-α	15.84	1.06	14.29	1.05	1.54	−0.38	.18
VEGF	152.10	28.70	101.55	18.36	50.55	16.56	.004

CI 95% = 95% confidence interval, IL = interleukin, SE = standard error, TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-alpha, VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor.

^∗Wilcoxon signed-rank test P ≤ .05.