Effect of Qi-protecting powder (Huqi San) on expression of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc in diethylnitrosamine-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis

Table 2 Effect of Huqi San on c-jun, c-fos and c-myc protein level in liver (mean ± SD, mm²)

	c-jun protein		c-fos protein		c-myc protein
Experimental groups	Level	Fold of control	Level	Fold of control	Level	Fold of control
Normal group	0.28 ± 0.03a	-	0.29 ± 0.04a	-	0.12 ± 0.02a	-
PH group	0.24 ± 0.02a	0.86	0.29 ± 0.03a	1.00	0.17 ± 0.01a	1.41
Prevention group	0.41 ± 0.01a	1.46	0.33 ± 0.09a	1.14	0.36 ± 0.07a	3.00
Large dose herapeutic group (8 g/kg body weight )	0.58 ± 0.02b	2.07	0.56 ± 0.02b	1.93	0.48 ± 0.01a	4.00
Small dose therapeutic group (4 g/kg body weight )	0.71 ± 0.06b	2.54	0.77 ± 0.08a	2.66	0.69 ± 0.06b	5.75
Model group	0.89 ± 0.03	3.18	0.91 ± 0.07	3.14	0.99 ± 0.04	8.25

^aP < 0.001,

^bP < 0.01 vs model group.