Baseline Values and Kinetics of IL-6, Procalcitonin, and TNF-α in Landrace-Large White Swine Anesthetized with Propofol-Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia
Table 3
Variation of cytokines during the 8-hour period.
0 h
1 h
2 h
3 h
4 h
5 h
6 h
7 h
8 h
value
IL-6 (pg/ml)
18 (8-23)
65 (49-122)
89 (46-150)
44 (16-352)
36 (15-58)
2 (0.03-34)
17 (0.03-731)
34 (17-43)
26 (2-778)
<0.0001
Procalcitonin (ng/ml)
21 (18-24)
20 (18-22)
28 (17-68)
28 (25-105)
27 (24-268)
30.5 (21-32)
35 (22-35)
26 (24-28)
25 (20-41)
0.152
TNF-α (pg/ml)
ND
25 (22-27)
43 (42-45)
54 (51-55)
36 (34-37)
15 (14-16)
15 (13-16)
ND
ND
<0.001
Values are expressed as median (±SD). Friedman test for repeated measures. TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-6: interleukin-6; ND: nondetectable.
