Effects of Albumin Infusion on Serum Levels of Albumin, Proinflammatory Cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6), CRP, and MMP-8; Tissue Expression of EGRF, ERK1, ERK2, TGF-β, Collagen, and MMP-8; and Wound Healing in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 3

Comparison of mean albumin, TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, CRP, and MMP-8 for presurgical albumin infusion (B) and postsurgical albumin infusion (D) groups.

Variable (ng·mL^−1)	Mean (±SD)
	Group
	B	D
Albumin	5.48 ± 1.31	5.81 ± 2.22	0.888
TNF-α	6.27 ± 1.11	6.93 ± 1.64	0.878
IL-1	3.1 ± 5.41	3.45 ± 8.01	0.902
IL-6	15.89 ± 4.11	17.13 ± 4.31	0.980
CRP	31.58 ± 5.57	34.71 ± 8.14	0.895
MMP-8	59.33 ± 16.17	66.00 ± 14.13	0.934

Analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA.