Proliferation index of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki67 in both hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and control groups, 2, 4, 10, and 14 days after partial hepatectomy
| Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 10 | Day 14 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HGF | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | |||
| Value are mean (SD) positive percentage; n=6 in each group. | |||||||||||
| **p<0.01, ***p<0.005. | |||||||||||
| PCNA | 1.10 (0.49) | 3.59 (0.94)** | 2.67 (2.15) | 19.06 (8.54)*** | 5.52 (0.78) | 17.34 (6.35)** | 3.74 (0.91) | 13.14 (3.36)** | |||
| Ki67 | 2.41 (0.88) | 5.15 (2.76) | 4.71 (1.95) | 19.10 (8.04)*** | 6.81 (1.50) | 22.46 (2.65)*** | 2.88(0.44) | 13.63 (4.63)** | |||