Table 1.

Average optical density (AOD) of Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase-3 positive cells in the liver and kidney

organ	Parameter	mg/kg/day
		(G-I)	(G-II)	(G-III)	(G-IV)
		0	29.96	89.88	269.65
liver	Bcl-2	0.274 ± 0.010	0.266 ± 0.006*	0.260 ± 0.005**	0.244 ± 0.005**
	Bax	0.225 ± 0.007	0.229 ± 0.010*	0.247 ± 0.021**	0.272 ± 0.013**
	Caspase-3	0.253 ± 0.005	0.259 ± 0.008*	0.271 ± 0.007**	0.285 ± 0.006**
kidney	Bcl-2	0.301 ± 0.010	0.286 ± 0.015*	0.273 ± 0.011**	0.268 ± 0.010**
	Bax	0.217 ± 0.011	0.233 ± 0.025*	0.259 ± 0.010**	0.266 ± 0.003**
	Caspase-3	0.263 ± 0.003	0.274 ± 0.010*	0.296 ± 0.006**	0.313 ± 0.026**

The values are presented as means ± standard deviation (n = 6). Compared with control group;

^* P < 0.05;

^** P < 0.01.