To further analyze the mechanism of UTI on reducing liver cell apoptosis, caspase-3, a cysteine protease critical for executing apoptosis, Bax, a factor to promote apoptosis, and Bcl-2, a family of proteins demonstrated to reduce apoptosis, were measured in liver tissue at 1, 6, and 18 hours after transplantation, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene BCL2 and bacterial urinary tract infection.