Coloclyster of Red Peony Root Granules Alleviates Moderately Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 4

Comparison of IL-6 and TNF-α levels between the two groups (ITT population).

	At admission	At discharge	Differential value
IL-6, pg/mL
Experimental group (n = 30)	91.5 ± 22.8	58.6 ± 18.2	33.0 ± 15.0
Control group (n = 30)	80.0 ± 25.1	64.7 ± 21.5	15.3 ± 20.4
TNF-α, pg/mL
Experimental group (n = 30)	435.8 ± 92.7	329.2 ± 69.7	106.7 ± 72.5
Control group (n = 30)	377.0 ± 125.3	333.7 ± 91.5	43.3 ± 83.6

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Experimental group vs. control group, . Level before treatment vs. level after treatment within one group, , .