Table 3.

Caspase-3 activity in myocardial tissue of sepsis rats.

Groups	Caspase-3 activity   OD405   12h	Caspase-3 activity   OD405   24h
Sham	0.31±0.02	0.29±0.02
LPS	0.71±0.03##	0.83±0.04##
LPS+XFZYD(3.9 g/kg)	0.38±0.04##∗∗	0.43±0.04##∗∗
LPS+XFZYD(7.8 g/kg)	0.38±0.03##∗∗	0.4±0.02#∗∗
LPS+XFZYD(15.6 g/kg)	0.37±0.05##∗∗	0.37±0.01∗∗

Data are given as mean±SEM. #p<0.05, # p <0.01 versus sham group; ∗p<0.05, ∗ P <0.01 versus LPS group; n=6.