Different Forms of Ursolic Acid and Their Effect on Liver Regeneration

Table 3

HGF expression in the liver and concentration in plasma after PH and HRR.

Group	CTRL	bCD	gCD	HAP	MAP	HFgCD	HF-MAP
HGF (ng/l) in blood	31.46 (25.05–42.82)	43.58 (36.22–48.06)	55.76 (41.91–59.83)	62.67 (57.11–68.52)^a	43.56 (34.36–49.62)	63.58 (56.88–78.83)^a	41.96 (34.04–52.87)
HGF expression [16]	1.108 (1.09–1.203)	1.097 (1.02–1.193)	1.260 (1.16–1.315)	1.975 (1.815–2.109)^a	1.037 (0.987–1.126)	1.341 (1.256–1.497)^a	2.178 (1.893–2.226)^a
HRR (%) [15]	11.4 (8.5–14.1)	15.4 (12.5–17.6)	14.5 (12.8–17.1)	17.4 (15.8–19.9)^a	15.5 (12.7–17.1)	17.7 (16.1–19.7)^a	17.3 (15.9–18.9)^a

^a vs CTRL, HGF: hepatocyte growth factor, hepatic regeneration rate (HRR) (%): [C−(A−B)]/A × 100. A: estimated total liver weight at the time of the partial hepatectomy, B: the excised liver weight, and C: the weight of the regenerated liver at sacrifice.