bFGF and TGFβ expression in rat kidneys after ischemic/reperfusional gut injury and its relationship with tissue repair

Table 1 bFGF and TGFβ expression levels after I/R injury in rat kidneys (^-x ± s)

Group	bFGF positive staining rate (%)			TGFβ positive staining rate (%)
	n	mRNA	Protein	n	mRNA	Protein
Control	12	0.19 ± 0.03	0.12 ± 0.05	12	0.09 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.04
IR0	12	0.24 ± 0.07	0.21 ± 0.06	12	0.18 ± 0.07	0.15 ± 0.08
IR1	12	0.49 ± 0.06b	0.71 ± 0.08b	12	0.61 ± 0.05b	0.35 ± 0.07b
IR2	12	0.35 ± 0.05a	0.50 ± 0.05b	12	0.28 ± 0.08b	0.32 ± 0.05b

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 (compared with controls).