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

Table 3

Significance of differences (𝑃 value) in histopathological variables between the LPS and other groups.

	Absorbance		Mucosal thickness (mm)		PAS-stained area (%)
	1st day	4th day	1st day	4th day	1st day	4th day
LPS versus saline	0.033*	0.031*	0.064	0.019*	0.001*	0.001*
LPS versus LPS + sTNFRI	0.001*	0.049*	0.171	0.011*	0.001*	0.001*
LPS versus LPS + antibiotic	0.002*	0.603	0.299	0.461	0.001*	0.006*
LPS versus LPS + sTNFRI + antibiotic	0.001*	0.046*	0.116	0.014*	0.001*	0.008*

*Significant (𝑃<.05).