Effects of Zuogui Wan on neurocyte apoptosis and down-regulation of TGF-β1 expression in nuclei of arcuate hypothalamus of monosodium glutamate -liver regeneration rats

Table 3 Effect of Zuogui Wan on TGF-β₁ expression of ARN in MSG-liver regeneration-rats (positive cells %, n = 6, mean ± SD)

Group	Postoperative 1st d	Postoperative 3rd d	Postoperative 5th d	Postoperative 11th d
Normal saline	10.9 ± 2.7	13.7 ± 2.5	16.8 ± 2.9	12.6 ± 1.6
MSG-rats	12.8 ± 3.1	13.5 ± 2.8	12.3 ± 3.2	14.5 ± 2.9
Model	19.4 ± 2.4bd	21.3 ± 2.6bd	25.1 ± 2.9bd	29.7 ± 2.8bd
Zuogui Wan	11.3 ± 2.1f	12.9 ± 3.2f	18.8 ± 2.2f	14.8 ± 1.7f

¹t = 5.7635, 5.1612, 4.9573, 12.9884,

^bP < 0.01 vs control (Normal saline); ²t = 4.1237, 5.0003, 7.2602, 9.2362,

^dP < 0.01 vs MSG-rats; ³t = 6.2216, 4.9903, 4.2394, 11.1420,

^fP < 0.01 vs Model.