Placebo group (n = 14) | B6 group (n = 14) | p value (baseline)a | p value (treat)b | |||
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Before | After | Before | After | |||
PBMC IL-6 (pg/ml)c | 490 (289–832) | 1,369 (202–1,665) | 1,112 (437–1,352) | 1,476 (918–1,602) | 0.698 | 0.315 |
PBMC TNF-α (ng/ml)d | 224.6 (118.4–361.8) | 341.5 (242.6–654.1) | 114.1 (319.1–89.2) | 178.7 (59.6–391.0) | 0.320 | 0.963 |
Serum TNF-α (pg/ml) | 1.7 (0.7–3.8) | 2.1(0.3–5.5) | 1.5 (0.9–2.7) | 2.0 (0.9–3.6) | 0.134 | 0.166 |
Serum CRP (mg/l) | 13.0 (5.90–27.6) | 7.0 (4.4–27.5) | 2.0 (0.1–17.2) | 3.0 (0.6–14.8) | 0.387 | <0.0001 |
ESR | 31.0 (19.4–52.6) | 32.0 (24.0–49.7) | 27.5 (18.8–41.6) | 31.0 (22.4–38.9) | 0.425 | <0.0001 |
RF (IU/ml) | 72.0 (43.3–131.2) | 93.8 (37.1–132.5) | 76.4 (47.5–130.0) | 73.8 (47.3–122.8) | 0.697 | <0.0001 |