TABLE 2.

Expression of Ki-67 and c-Kit

	Placebo Mean (s.d.) N=50	Spermidine Mean (s.d.) N=50	P value (between treatment groups, Student’s t-test)
Ki-67
T0	91.58 (8.83)	90.08 (12.12)	0.48 (n.s.)
T1	86.63 (7.66)	102.77 (10.75)
Absolute change between T1 and T0	−4.96 (6.76)*	12.69 (8.1)*	<0.0001
c-Kit
T0	9.19 (1.08)	9.67 (1.12)	0.03
T1	10.99 (1.14)	7.52 (1.22)
Absolute change between T1 and T0	1.8 (1.07)*	−2.16 (1.24)*	<0.0001

^*p<0.0001 within treatment group, change from T0, paired t-test.

n.s. non significant; s.d. standard deviation.