TABLE 2

Neurohormonal Values at Rest, During Mental Stress, and After Stress

BiomarkerRestStressAfter stress
BNP (pg/mL)410 ± 495390 ± 516412 ± 520
IL-6 (pg/mL)5.96 ± 6.125.75 ± 5.916.27 ± 5.85*
TNF-α (pg/mL)6.45 ± 3.576.38 ± 3.695.85 ± 3.17
IL-10 (pg/mL)1.69 ± 0.941.81 ± 0.961.71 ± 1.04*
IL-1b (pg/mL)0.18 ± 0.150.22 ± 0.210.24 ± 0.25
High-sensitivity troponin (pg/mL)17.9 ± 28.416.8 ± 23.718.2 ± 28.5
Vascular endothelin growth factor (pg/mL)55.5 ± 62.859.1 ± 50.858.3 ± 53.4
IL-17a (pg/mL)0.31 ± 0.260.33 ± 0.270.33 ± 0.28
Matrix metallopeptidase-9 (ng/mL)1,281 ± 1,0941,326 ± 1,1241,238 ± 1,058
High-sensitivity CRP (mg/L)5.9 ± 7.35.7 ± 7.65.8 ± 7.8
ET-1 (pg/mL)6.4 ± 2.66.1 ± 2.76.8 ± 2.8*
  • * P < 0.05, compared with stress value.