Effects of Tongluo Jiedu prescription on immune function and oxidative stress in patients with oral cancer

Table 2 Comparison of inflammatory stress levels before and after treatment (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Time	Observation group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)	t	P value
CRP (μg/L)	Before treatment	8.69 ± 2.14	9.17 ± 2.03	1.029	0.306
	After treatment	27.45 ± 5.92a	39.42 ± 7.84a	7.693	0.000
IL-6 (μg/L)	Before treatment	51.47 ± 11.64	50.03 ± 12.45	0.534	0.595
	After treatment	64.23 ± 13.29a	72.57 ± 15.23a	2.610	0.011
TNF-α (ng/L)	Before treatment	9.10 ± 1.87	8.84 ± 1.81	0.632	0.529
	After treatment	6.45 ± 1.22a	5.12 ± 1.16a	4.997	0.000

^aP < 0.05, compared with before treatment. CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: Interleukin-6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor alpha.