Table 4.

Effect of manuka honey on cell cycle progression of the gastric mucosal cells.

Treatment regimen	Sub-G1%	G1%	S-phase%	G2M%
SHAM	4.39 ± 0.93	81.48 ± 2.46	6.70 ± 1.16	6.89 ± 1.04
Ulcer control group	24.39 ± 5.13a	57.82 ± 5.42a	10.40 ± 1.49a	7.93 ± 1.52a
Ulcer group + ranitidine (30 mg/kg)	20.36 ± 4.75b	64.01 ± 7.33b	8.69 ± 2.26b	1.95 ± 0.29b
Ulcer group + manuka honey (2.5 gm/kg)	4.91 ± 1.12b	84.83 ± 1.87b	3.78 ± 0.70b	4.13 ± 0.61b

Data are mean ± SEM (n = 6).

^aSignificant versus SHAM (P ≤ 0.05).

^bSignificant versus acetic acid (ulcer) (P ≤ 0.05).