Research Article

Menoprogen, a TCM Herbal Formula for Menopause, Increases Endogenous E2 in an Aged Rat Model of Menopause by Reducing Ovarian Granulosa Cell Apoptosis

Table 3

Effects of Menoprogen on GC cell cycle () ( rats per arm) as determined by FCM.

Rats groupS/M

Normal control 82.60 ± 4.56 9.80 ± 2.838.40 ± 2.00
NAM91.18 ± 1.444.70 ± 2.07 4.13 ± 1.19
Low-dose 87.72 ± 1.2911.08 ± 4.683.78 ± 1.10
Middle-dose 83.65 ± 1.57 8.07 ± 1.964.86 ± 1.02
High-dose 87.07 ± 0.97 5.96 ± 2.365.27 ± 2.75
Progynova 88.83 ± 3.66 7.67 ± 1.244.61 ± 0.75

< 0.05 versus NAM group.