Table 1.

Effects of royal jelly on the immunohistochemistry intensity of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase 3 in renal tissue of mice treated Cd-induced nephrotoxicity.

Apoptosis protein	Control	Royal jelly	Cadmium chloride	Royal jelly + Cadmium chloride
Bcl-2	++	+++	+	++
Bax	+	+	+++	++
Caspase 3	+	+	+++	++

Note: + = Weak immunoreactivity, ++ = Moderate immunoreactivity, +++ = Strong immunoreactivity and ++++ = Very strong immunoreactivity.