Effect of Oxymatrine on the TGFbeta-Smad signaling pathway in rats with CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis

Table 2 Serum TGFβ1 concentration and collagen area in liver tissues (mean ± SD)

Group	TGFβ1 (&mgr;g/L)	Collagen area (&mgr;m2)
Control	1.34 ± 0.25b	56.12 ± 21.45a
Model	3.59 ± 1.23	290.86 ± 89.37
Treat	1.82 ± 0.61a	94.41 ± 37.26a

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs model group.