Table 2.
Effects of in vivo transfection of FLAG-tagged rat collagenase on the accumulation of collagen type I and III in experimental liver fibrosis
| Group | n | ILD of collagen I | ILD of collagen III |
| A | 6 | 17.35 ± 2.62 | 18.94 ± 3.78 |
| B | 6 | 86.83 ± 11.93a | 75.21 ± 10.07a |
| C1 | 7 | 69.25 ± 12.31ab | 62.10 ± 9.72ab |
| C2 | 7 | 72.18 ± 14.18ab | 64.80 ± 11.69ab |
a
P < 0.05 when compared with normal control group (group A);
b
P < 0.05 when compared with disease control group (group B). ILD: Integral Light Density; N: number of rats in each group