Control HIE
  0- hrs 24- hrs 72- hrs 0-hrs 24- hrs 72- hrs
S100 protein 1.55  ±  0.42 1.971  ±  1.038 1.26  ±  0.56 2.45  ±  0.42* 4.11  ±  1.26* 2.7  ±  0.239*
IL-1 5.38  ±  1.35 6.345  ±  2.3 5.45  ±  1.57 21.26  ±  3.93* 21.526  ±  5.35* 11.47  ±  4.48*
IL-6 4.86  ±  1.6 7.28  ±  3.4 5.6  ±  2.69 41.8  ±  6.67a 24.1  ±  3.78 a 40.68  ±  6.72 a
TNFα 10.9  ±  2.2 13.43  ±  3.59 19.51  ±  4.64 26.63  ±  2.75* 24.73  ±  4.97* 27.96  ±  5.27*
*Significant with control p<0.05, a high significant with control P>0.001, NS non-significant with control
Table 4: Mean ± SD of inflammatory cytokines at birth, 24 and 72 hours after delivery in both control and HIE neonates.