Mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion in regulation of epithelial cell apoptosis in rat ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Results of epithelial cell apoptosis in different groups

Group	n	Number of apoptotic cells (mean ± SD)
NC	6	20.61 ± 1.99
MC	8	66.21 ± 8.51b
HPM	8	33.58 ± 3.59bd
EA	8	34.29 ± 2.70bd

^bP < 0.01 vs NC;

^dP < 0.01 vs MC.

Table 2 Bax expression in colonic epithelia of different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Area of expression	Intensity of expression
NC	6	35905.06 ± 2987.97	0.1683 ± 0.0105
MC	8	52451.13 ± 3174.10b	0.2558 ± 0.0142b
HPM	8	39561.50 ± 1382.94d	0.1900 ± 0.0047d
EA	8	38477.79 ± 3309.19d	0.1796 ± 0.0117d

^bP < 0.01 vs NC;

^dP < 0.01 vs MC.

Table 3 Bcl-2 expression in colonic epithelia of different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Area of expression (µm2)	Intensity of expression
NC	6	30863.61 ± 2273.44	0.1539 ± 0.0114
MC	8	44757.67 ± 28.1.53b	0.2242 ± 0.0196b
HPM	8	40061.63 ± 4937.84be	0.1979 ± 0.0177bd
EA	8	39219.04 ± 3449.84db	0.1875 ± 0.0133bd

^bP < 0.01 vs NC;

^dP < 0.01 vs MC;

^eP < 0.05 vs MC.

Table 4 Fas expression in colonic epithelia of different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Area of expression (µm2)	Intensity of expression
NC	6	33764.67 ± 4422.37	0.1722 ± 0.0153
MC	8	50262.08 ± 4780.34b	0.2500 ± 0.0212b
HPM	8	37992.29 ± 3239.23de	0.1825 ± 0.0200d
EA	8	38913.21 ± 4669.80de	0.1850 ± 0.0138d

^bP < 0.01 vs NC;

^dP < 0.01 vs MC;

^eP < 0.05 vs NC.

Table 5 FasL expression in colonic epithelia of different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Area of expression (µm2)	Intensity of expression
NC	6	33063.56 ± 3347.24	0.1561 ± 0.0080
MC	8	44566.58 ± 4637.23b	0.2600 ± 0.0105b
HPM	8	38825.58 ± 2495.51bd	0.1838 ± 0.0156bd
EA	8	38553.29 ± 3489.38bd	0.1850 ± 0.0108bd

^bP < 0.01 vs NC;

^dP < 0.01 vs MC.