Table 2.

Expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), interleukin- (IL-) 6, and tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α in myocardial cells from pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) model rats.

Group	n	Positive cell rate (%)
		NF-κB	IL-6	TNF-α
Normal	12	2.912 ± 0.903	2.152 ± 0.765	3.186 ± 1.332
Model	12	49.067 ± 5.545∗	27.148 ± 4.132∗	37.892 ± 11.432∗
TMS	12	11.821 ± 3.114∗∗	5.826 ± 1.772∗∗	9.381 ± 2.329∗∗

^∗ P < 0.01, model group vs normal control group comparison. ^∗∗P < 0.01, trimethoxystilbene (TMS) group vs model group comparison.