TGF-β (pg/ml)
Immunotherapy
*
Control
**
P Value
Baseline
173.4 ± 73.15
284 ± 126.4
0.027
After 6 months
326.4 ± 126.7
250.4 ± 110.5
0.017
*
Pv before and after immunotherapy in treatment group= 0.006
**
Pv before and after immunotherapy in control group=0.182
Table 4:
Mean TGF-β amount in the immunotherapy and control groups at the baseline and 6 months after treatment.