Figure 5. Measurement of the inflammatory cytokines, anti-inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis-related markers. (A) mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-10 and TGF-β in STC model. (B) The protein expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α. (C) mRNA expression of Bax, Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 in STC model. *P<0.05, **P<0.01.