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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2905-2911
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2905
Table 1 Quantitative analysis of TGF-β1, α-SMA, type I and type III collagen in mouse livers (mean ± SD)
GroupsnTGF-β1α-SMAType I collagenType IIIcollagen
A100.356 ± 0.1450.602 ± 0.1160.303 ± 0.1170.317 ± 0.133
B100.829 ± 0.154a0.915 ± 0.172a0.654 ± 0.186a0.735 ± 0.192a
C100.655 ± 0.117ac0.902 ± 0.155a0.505 ± 0.103ac0.701 ± 0.174a
D100.603 ± 0.126ac0.732 ± 0.109ace0.477 ± 0.132ac0.508 ± 0.127ace
E100.459 ± 0.107aceg0.689 ± 0.132ce0.382 ± 0.125ceg0.436 ± 0.112ace
Table 2 Serum level of TNF-α and IL-6 in mice (mean ± SD)
GroupsnTNF-αIL-6
A101.530 ± 0.3800.094 ± 0.026
B102.892 ± 0.587a0.140 ± 0.031a
C102.346 ± 0.371ac0.137 ± 0.027a
D102.160 ± 0.395ac0.108 ± 0.021ce
E101.613 ± 0.420ceg0.106 ± 0.021ce
Table 3 NF-κB binding activity and the expression of PPARγ-mRNA in mouse livers (mean ± SD)
GroupsnNF-κBPPAR-γmRNA
A1078.89 ± 18.12-16.557 ± (-3.022)
B10141.11 ± 15.37a-27.315 ± (-6.348)a
C10112.89 ± 20.17ac-25.647 ± (-5.694)a
D10108.89 ± 20.47ac-18.217 ± (-4.498)ce
E1088.89 ± 19.34ceg-18.212 ± (-3.909)ce