Table 3.

The protein expressions of TGF‐β1/Smad‐2/3 in bone tissues (mean±SD)

Groups	TGF‐β1	Smad‐2	Smad‐3
Group A	4.700 ± 0.440	1.648 ± 0.145	1.550 ± 0.142
Group B	1.510 ± 0.140**	0.874 ± 0.124**	0.760 ± 0.105**
Group C	2.870 ± 0.270▲▲	1.552 ± 0.111▲▲	1.420 ± 0.079▲▲
Group D	1.930 ± 0.220▲▲	1.370 ± 0.169▲▲	1.342 ± 0.103▲▲

Note: Compared with the normal group (Group A),

^** P < 0.01; Compared with the model group (Group B),

^▲▲ P < 0.01.