Table I.

Effects of paeoniflorin on the expression of Bax protein (%).

	Positive cells
Group	Week 3	Week 6	Week 10
Normal control	28.574±2.375	29.645±1.570	31.088±2.709
Saline	39.925±2.905	46.023±3.570	50.343±1.404
Low-dose	33.693±2.496	35.753±2.583	37.515±2.276
High-dose	31.645±1.280	31.710±1.248	32.800±1.562