Table 1

Changes in Bax, Bcl-2 protein expression and TUNEL positivity in the different experimental groups


Bax (%)
Bcl-2 (%)
TUNEL (%)

Sham
3.5% ± 0.4
1.86 ± 0.17
0.2 ± 0.01
Control IR
9.80 ± 0.50###
1.45 ± 0.21
3.0 ± 0.20###
Cl-IR
4.4 ± 0.28**
7.7 + 0.62***
0.8 ± 0.04*
Os-IR
6.4 ± 0.62*
1.80 ± 0.07
2.4 ± 0.09

Each value is expressed as Mean ± SD of eight experiments. ###p < 0.001 Vs Sham; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001 Vs Control IR. Total cell counts and Bax, Bcl-2 and TUNEL positive cells in the specimens were determined by means of a light microscope. The Bax, Bcl-2 and TUNEL positive cells were expressed as percentage of normal nuclei.

Mohanty et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:3   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-3