Table 2 Expression of inflammatory cytokines and neutrophil surface markers

Cytokines (pg/mL) mean ± SD

 TNF-α Pre-operation

5.95 ± 3.35

6.91 ± 3.18

0.184

 24 h after operation

16.17 ± 3.76

31.94 ± 6.47

 < 0.001^**

 IL-1β Pre-operation

14.41 ± 7.48

13.66 ± 6.54

0.628

 24 h after operation

19.72 ± 5.48

21.74 ± 5.43

0.096

 IL-6 Pre-operation

9.87 ± 4.96

11.68 ± 6.22

0.146

 24 h after operation

62.55 ± 16.60

72.83 ± 21.75

0.018^*

 S100β Pre-operation

40.68 ± 6.32

38.87 ± 8.87

0.285

 24 h after operation

86.86 ± 20.22

97.33 ± 24.14

0.035^*

Neutrophil surface markers (MFI) mean ± SD

 Neutrophil CD11b Pre-operation

6.99 ± 2.43

7.92 ± 3.12

0.134

 24 h after operation

11.69 ± 4.31

21.56 ± 7.65

 < 0.001^**

 Neutrophil CD66b Pre-operation

3.33 ± 1.86

3.57 ± 2.44

0.622

 24 h after operation

9.02 ± 2.57

10.18 ± 1.95

0.024^*

 Neutrophil CD64 Pre-operation

1.20 ± 0.26

1.17 ± 0.26

0.542

 24 h after operation

1.26 ± 0.31

1.35 ± 0.41

0.262