Wnt-induced secreted proteins-1 play an important role in paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Table 3 The WISP1 gene expression for groups C, PF and NPF

Group	Time	Number	Expression of the WISP1 gene \(\left(\overline{x}\pm s\right)\)	t	p
NPF	1d	24	0.75 ± 0.12^##	5.089	0.000
	3d	24	2.07 ± 2.80^*##	2.335	0.028
PF	1d	13	2.20 ± 0.92^**##	7.541	0.000
	3d	11	3.16 ± 1.60^##
C		10	0.26 ± 0.06

PF pulmonary fibrosis, NPF non-PF, C group negative control group. ^**P < 0.01, compared with patients in the NPF group; ^*P < 0.05, day 3, compared with day 1. ^##P < 0.01, compared with group C (NPF, day 1, t = 5.089, P = 0.000, NPF, day 3, t = 3.331, P = 0.003; PF, day 1, t = 7.269, P = 0.000, PF, day 3, t = 5.656, P = 0.000)

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