Xiaotan Sanjie decoction inhibits interleukin-8-induced metastatic potency in gastric cancer

Table 3 Effects of Xiaotan Sanjie decoction and interleukin-8 on CD44 protein and mRNA expression

Group	CD44 proteinad	CD44 mRNAbce
Blank group	1.00 ± 0.00	1.00 ± 0.06
IL-8 group	1.05 ± 0.04	1.52 ± 0.06
XTSJ group	0.60 ± 0.08	1.30 ± 0.12
XTSJ + IL-8 group	0.71 ± 0.04	1.37 ± 0.18

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs IL-8;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs XTSJ decoction;

^eP < 0.05, vs IL-8 × XTSJ decoction. XTSJ: Xiaotan Sanjie; IL-8: Interleukin-8.