Overexpression of pim-3 and protective role in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated hepatic stellate cells

Table 1 Effect of lipopolysaccharide on hepatic stellate cells-T6 proliferation assessed by methyl thiazoyltetrazolium assay

Parameter	24 h (OD)	48 h (OD)
Control	0.5033 ± 0.023	0.8853 ± 0.021
LPS (10 ng/mL)	0.5998 ± 0.019ab	0.9813 ± 0.037ab
LPS (100 ng/mL)	0.6002 ± 0.038ab	1.1126 ± 0.050ab
LPS (1000 ng/mL)	0.7032 ± 0.066b	1.2469 ± 0.0525b
LPS (5000 ng/mL)	0.6625 ± 0.015b	1.2141 ± 0.018b

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6).

^aP < 0.05 vs LPS, 1000 ng/mL,

^bP < 0.01 vs control.