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. 2009 Mar 28;15(12):1452–1458. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1452

Table 4.

Serum HA, LN and PIIINP levels in different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	n	HA (μg/L)	LN (μg/L)	PIIINP (μg/L)
Normal	-	11	71.65 ± 27.64	37.65 ± 6.09	26.41 ± 7.28
Model	-	13	201.10 ± 68.46^b	55.26 ± 12.30^b	35.88 ± 5.92^b
NAC	100	12	131.31 ± 58.58^a ^c	48.28 ± 4.93^b	32.89 ± 3.90^b
MEL	2.5	11	174.41 ± 72.99^b	48.15 ± 6.40^b	34.21 ± 5.76^b
	5	13	153.54 ± 86.19^b	48.22 ± 9.51^b	33.12 ± 4.71^b
	10	12	135.71 ± 76.03^a ^c	45.89 ± 11.71^a ^c	31.99 ± 6.09^a

HA: Hyaluronic acid; LN: Laminin; PIIINP: Procollagen III N-terminal peptide.

^a

P < 0.05 vs normal control group;

^b

P < 0.01 vs normal control group;

^c

P < 0.05 vs model control group.