Effects of Chinese traditional compound, JinSanE, on expression of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 type II receptor mRNA, Smad3 and Smad7 on experimental hepatic fibrosis in vivo

Table 3 Effects of JinSanE on liver necroinflammatory scores and fibrosis scores in the four experimental groups (mean±SD).

Groups	n	Necroinflammatory scores	Fibrosis scores
Normal	18	0	0
Model	15	5.28±1.31	7.44±1.59
JinSanE I	17	3.18±0.95a	4.40±1.27a
JinSanE II	16	4.05±0.92bc	5.57±1.20b

^bP<0.01 vs compared with the model group;

^aP<0.05 vs compared with the model group; and

^cP<0.05 vs compared with JinSanE group I.