Effects of a Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonist on Experimentally Induced Rhinosinusitis

Table 2

Significance of differences (𝑃 value) in histopathological variables according to the time of sacrifice.

	Absorbance	Mucosal thickness (mm)	PAS-stained area (%)
	1st day versus 4th day	1st day versus 4th day	1st day versus 4th day
Saline	0.467	0.427	0.196
LPS	0.333	0.803	0.099
LPS + sTNFRI	0.617	0.644	0.149
LPS + antibiotic	0.001*	0.189	0.863
LPS + sTNFRI + antibiotic	0.982	0.626	0.980

*Significant (𝑃<.05).