Effect of pre-moxibustion on apoptosis and proliferation of gastric mucosa cells

Table 1 Comparison of UI and TGF-α among four groups (mean ± SD, n = 10)

Group	UI	TGF-α (pg/mL)
A	12.0 ± 5.9	254.0 ± 86.9
B	26.8 ± 9.8b	104.7 ± 51.2b
C	14.1 ± 5.4df	237.0 ± 72.6ad
D	26.2 ± 7.7b	154.1 ± 61.3b

^bP < 0.01 vs group A;

^dP < 0.01 vs group B;

^aP < 0.05,

^fP < 0.01 vs group D.

Table 2 Comparison of PCNA-LI, AI, expression of HSP70 among the four groups (mean ± SD, n = 5)

Group	PCNA-LI(×  10-6/μm)	AI(×  10-6/μm)	HSP70(%)
A	14.9 ± 4.6	4.4 ± 2.6	0.02 ± 0.01
B	6.9 ± 4.7a	9.6 ± 4.2a	0.08 ± 0.06a
C	21.6 ± 4.1d	3.0 ± 1.6ce	0.13 ± 0.03bcf
D	18.3 ± 7.9c	8.2 ± 5.2	0.06 ± 0.04

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs group A;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs group B;

^eP < 0.05,

^fP < 0.01 vs group D.