Kami-shoyo-san | Anti-depressants | Significance | |||
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IL-6 | |||||
% change | −29.1 ± 7.3% | 8.6 ± 6.5% | P < 0.0001 | ||
plasma level | |||||
before treatment | 1.88 ± 1.56 pg/ml | ]*1 | 2.06 ± 1.99 pg/ml | ]*3 | NS |
After 3-month treatment | 1.20 ± 0.85 pg/ml | 2.35 ± 3.79 pg/ml | P = 0.04 | ||
sIL-6R | |||||
% change | −17.6 ± 4.9% | 3.4 ± 6.1% | P = 0.001 | ||
plasma level | |||||
before treatment | 104.3 ± 25.5 ng/ml | ]*2 | 99.8 ± 29.5 ng/ml | ]*4 | NS |
3-months treatment | 92.0 ± 33.7 ng/ml | 102.4 ± 32.7 ng/ml | NS | ||
TNF-α | |||||
% change | 21.3 ± 5.4% | −6.8 ± 2.2% | P < 0.001 | ||
plasma level | |||||
before treatment | 14.2 ± 6.3 pg/ml | ]*5 | 15.0 ± 6.6 pg/ml | ]*6 | NS |
3-months treatment | 17.2 ± 6.1 pg/ml | 14.5 ± 6.0 pg/ml | P < 0.05 |