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

Table 3 Effect of ablation of pim-3 on caspase-3 activity of hepatic stellate cells-T6 cells

Groups	Caspase-3 activity (U)
Control	5.12 ± 1.33
Liposomes	4.95 ± 1.62
si-pim3	13.24 ± 2.81bd
scrambled	5.28 ± 0.93
si-pim3 plus LPS	11.35 ± 0.85bd
LPS	3.21 ± 0.55a

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

^aP < 0.05 vs control group;

^bP < 0.01 vs control group;

^dP < 0.01 vs LPS.