Effects of glutamine-containing total parenteral nutrition on phagocytic activity and anabolic hormone response in rats undergoing gastrectomy

Table 2 Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentrations in PLF between the 2 groups before and after operation (mean±SD).

	Pre-op (n = 10)	Post-1 (n = 10) pg/mL	Post-3 (n = 10)
IL-1b
Control	10.1±6.8	13.6±13.6	17.9±22.6
Gln	8.7±9.3	13.2±5.6	5.9±6.1
IL-6
Control	88.9±46.1	130.0±21.7	131.5±50.8
Gln	94.0±10.4	144.5±51.7	118.0±64.3
TNF-a
Control	24.0±16.6	10.2±8.3	54.7±28.5a
Gln	12.7±5.3	22.1±24.9	27.1±21.5c

^aP<0.05 vs pre-op and post-1 groups in the same line,

^cP<0.05 vs control group on post-3.