Effect of Danshao Huaxian capsule on Gremlin and bone morphogenetic protein-7 expression in hepatic fibrosis in rats

Table 5 Comparison of mRNA and protein expression of bone morphogenetic protein-7 among groups

Group	n	Relative mRNA expression	Positive protein expression rate	Relative protein expression
A	15	93.99 ± 7.03	58.29% ± 6.02%	1.05 ± 0.12
B	13	54.00 ± 4.34b	28.97% ± 3.14%b	0.48 ± 0.31b
C	15	62.28 ± 4.51bd	35.85% ± 3.50%bd	0.60 ± 0.37bd
D	14	73.52 ± 4.56bdf	41.44% ± 4.77%bdf	0.71 ± 0.06bdf
E	15	81.78 ± 5.38bdfh	47.49% ± 4.59%bdfh	0.81 ± 0.07bdfh

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. A: Normal group; B: Model group; C: Natural recovery group; D: Low dose Danshao Huaxian capsule (DHC) treated group; E: High dose DHC treated group.

^bP < 0.01 vs group A;

^dP < 0.01 vs group B;

^fP < 0.01 vs group C;

^hP < 0.01 vs group D.