Table 4 Changes in cytokine levels during open heart surgery.

From: Comparison of the expression of cluster of differentiation (CD)39 and CD73 between propofol- and sevoflurane-based anaesthesia during open heart surgery

 

Propofol group (n = 78)

Sevoflurane group (n = 78)

P

IL-1 (%)

  Preop

1.0 (0.5–1.4)

1.1 (0.6–1.2)

0.687

  Weaning

1.6 (0.8–1.9)

1.6 (0.9–2.4)

0.257

  3 hours

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

0.622

  24 hours

0.6 (0.4–1.0)

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.759

  48 hours

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

0.973

IL-6 (%)

  Preop

1.7 (0.7–1.9)

1.7 (0.9–2.0)

0.535

  Weaning

1.9 (1.3–2.0)

2.4 (1.5–2.6)

0.050

  3 hours

2.2 (0.9–3.7)

1.8 (1.2–3.8)

0.894

  24 hours

2.1 (1.0–2.8)

1.6 (0.5–4.0)

0.296

  48 hours

2.1 (0.9–2.7)

1.5 (0.5–4.0)

0.318

IL-10 (%)

  Preop

2.1 (0.7–3.4)

2.3 (1.4–4.4)

0.425

  Weaning

1.3 (0.6–2.7)

1.3 (0.8–2.4)

0.880

  3 hours

1.0 (0.4–2.7)

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

0.287

  24 hours

2.7 (1.4–3.8)

3.3 (1.1–4.0)

0.511

  48 hours

2.6 (1.3–3.6)

3.2 (0.9–3.9)

0.539

IL-17 (%)

  Preop

1.3 (0.5–2.3)

1.4 (0.3–2.4)

0.444

  Weaning

3.7 (2.8–5.1)

3.7 (2.9–4.6)

0.353

  3 hours

2.1 (1.2–3.1)

2.4 (1.7–3.1)

0.073

  24 hours

1.9 (0.8–2.1)

1.4 (0.2–2.2)

0.080

  48 hours

1.8 (0.8–2.1)

1.3 (0.1–2.2)

0.134

IFN-γ (%)

  Preop

4.1 (0.8–7.6)

6.7 (3.7–8.3)

0.199

  Weaning

12.9 (1.0–20.1)

12.9 (6.7–14.6)

0.928

  3 hours

12.6 (1.0–19.9)

13.9 (10.4–15.4)

0.376

  24 hours

21.1 (13.1–27.6)

17.1 (9.5–23.4)

0.136

  48 hours

22.8 (14.9–29.1)

18.6 (11.1–25.2)

0.130

TNF-α (%)

  Preop

3.3 (1.7–4.1)

3.1 (2.4–3.8)

0.982

  Weaning

2.5 (0.3–5.1)

2.9 (0.5–4.8)

0.272

  3 hours

3.4 (2.4–4.0)

3.0 (1.2–3.9)

0.153

  24 hours

1.5 (0.9–2.0)

1.2 (0.6–3.2)

0.357

  48 hours

1.3 (0.8–1.8)

1.1 (0.5–3.1)

0.396

  1. Data are expressed as median values (25–75%) or means ± standard deviation. The cytokine level was the percentage of each cytokine among total CD4+ T cells. Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; Preop, preoperative time; Weaning, immediate after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB); 3 hours, 3 hours after weaning from CPB, 24 hours, 24 hours after weaning from CPB; 48 hours, 48 hours after weaning from CPB; IFN, interferon; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.