Table 2 Concentration of inflammatory markers in prostate tissue

IL-17 (pg/ml)

168.09 ± 54.27

130.72 ± 32.09

140.25 ± 19.33

112.43 ± 16.53

0.113

IL-8 (pg/ml)

349.85 ± 65.19

1632.08 ± 497.99^*

1587.31 ± 407.04^*

2286.86 ± 337.76^*

0.001

IL-1β (pg/ml)

41.36 ± 67.60

16.49 ± 13.89

40.46 ± 38.15

37.267 ± 32.98

0.771

IL-6 (pg/ml)

340.21 ± 51.92

2810.15 ± 966.18^*

1038.55 ± 232.26^*

2910.60 ± 629.31^*

0.01

COX-2 (U/L)

3.44 ± 2.07

7.44 ± 0.85^*

9.61 ± 1.96^*

7.99 ± 3.28^*

0.003

PGE2 (pg/ml)

17.60 ± 4.83

12.55 ± 6.84

17.53 ± 10.50

13.53 ± 6.61

0.610