Table 3.

Comparison of serum cytokines between the two groups (ng/L, $\overline{x}\pm s$).

Group	Number	IFN-γ		TNF-α		IL-10
		Before treatment	14 d after treatment	Before treatment	14 d after treatment	Before treatment	14 d after treatment
Combined group	68	2.89 ± 0.54	1.05 ± 0.28#	41.56 ± 5.32	21.59 ± 4.19#	142.49 ± 14.39	170.67 ± 19.58#
Western medicine group	68	2.90 ± 0.55	1.93 ± 0.45#	41.55 ± 5.31	32.68 ± 5.03#	143.11 ± 14.53	151.49 ± 16.74#
T	—	0.107	13.692	0.011	13.969	0.250	6.140
P	—	0.458	0.000	0.496	0.000	0.402	0.000

Compared with before treatment, #p < 0.05.