Table III.

Effect cecropinXJ treatment on immune organ indexes.

Parameter	Healthy mice group	Negative control group (BSA)	CecropinXJ treatment group	Positive control group (Dox)
Number	10	10	10	10
HSI (%)	6.36±1.82	8.66±0.39	8.08±1.57	6.70±0.40
KSI (%)	0.90±0.40	1.32±0.43	1.89±0.20	1.32±0.09
Thymus index	19.72±3.73	12.28±2.75	33.06±1.15d,e	17.27±3.53
Spleen index	60.77±3.94	150.82±1.29b	190.35±1.44c	130.78±1.31

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error of three mice in each group.

^aP<0.05

^bP<0.01 vs. healthy group.

^cP<0.05

^dP<0.01 vs. BSA group.

^eP<0.05

^fP<0.01 vs. Dox group. N, number; BSA, bovine serum albumin; Dox, doxorubicin, HSI, hepatosomatic index; KSI, kidney somatic index.