Study on the neuroimmune regulatory mechanism of electroacupuncture at Zusanli acupoint for postoperative intestinal paralysis after gastrointestinal surgery

Table 6 Comparison of levels of inflammatory immune cytokines in the two groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	TNF-α (pg/mL)		IL-6 (pg/mL)		IL-1β (pg/mL)
		Before	After 7 days	Before	After 7 days	Before	After 7 days
Control	75	42.95 ± 6.81	18.08 ± 3.151	65.75 ± 12.40	28.27 ± 5.381	108.91 ± 23.45	68.69 ± 11.031
Electroacupuncture	75	42.66 ± 6.67	16.25 ± 2.301	65.33 ± 12.26	24.45 ± 5.091	108.30 ± 23.28	61.77 ± 9.651
t value		0.263	4.063	0.209	4.467	0.160	4.089
P value		0.793	< 0.001	0.835	< 0.001	0.873	< 0.001

¹P < 0.05 compared with the same group before treatment.

TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IL-1β: Interleukin-1β.