Table 2 Comparison of pre- and post-intervention serum levels of OS markers and inflammatory cytokines between AST and placebo groups

SOD (U/ml)

14.97 ± 2.26

16.26 ± 2.22

0.013^*

15.28 ± 2.01

14.59 ± 3.59

0.351

0.027^*

TAC (µmol/L)

892.50 ± 81.77

910.05 ± 92.56

0.030^*

918.73 ± 127.35

889.06 ± 203.20

0.468

0.246

MDA (µmol/L)

16.82 ± 1.22

16.19 ± 1.27

0.005^*

16.74 ± 1.44

16.43 ± 1.64

0.135

0.261

Il-6 (pg/ml)

1.74 ± 0.33

1.25 ± 0.32

0.000^*

1.61 ± 0.33

1.67 ± 0.30

0.098

0.000^*

Il-8 (pg/ml)

14.62 ± 1.87

13.38 ± 1.65

0.001^*

14.58 ± 2.22

14.28 ± 2.55

0.323

0.035^*

VEGF (pg/ml)

13.20 ± 2.96

12.37 ± 2.87

0.002^*

12.71 ± 3.19

12.43 ± 3.20

0.123

0.071