| Group |
Control(n=122) |
Arsenic-exposed (n=145) |
| Plasma TNF-a (pg/ml) |
9.3±3.2 |
14.2±8.2* |
| Plasma IL-8 (pg/ml) |
15.3.±3.8 |
24.1±7.6* |
| Plasma IL-6 (pg/ml) |
5.6±1.9 |
8.7±2.4* |
| Plasma IL-12 (pg/ml) |
15.1±2.8 |
24.6±5.9* |
| Plasma IL-10 (pg/ml) |
3.2±0.3 |
2.5±0.6* |
| Serum CRP (μg/ml) |
3.2±0.8 |
8.8±2.4* |
| Serum cortisol (μg/dl) |
21.3±2.5 |
39.7±4.8* |
| Serum nitric oxide (μM) |
23.2±7.2 |
37.3±12.7* |
Values are mean ± SD; *p<0.001 compared with control in unpaired Student’s t test |
