Therapeutic Effects of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) and Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Weight on the first day and last day, body weight changes, and liver index values.

Group	Weight (g)		Body weight changes (g)	Liver index
	First day	Last day
Normal	240.2 ± 1.2	311.1 ± 7.6^‡	70.91 ± 7.07	2.7 ± 0.1
Diabetic	240.1 ± 1.8	305.4 ± 8.8^‡	65.3 ± 8.05	2.9 ± 0.2
Milk thistle	240.3 ± 1.9	314 ± 13^‡	73.7 ± 12.15	2.8 ± 0.1
Artichoke	238.8 ± 2	280.5 ± 14.5^†	41.7 ± 13.6	3 ± 0.2

Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 7–9/group). Weight of the first day, the weight of the last day, body weight changes, and liver index. Differences between the weights of the first day and the last day were tested by the paired t test, and ANOVA was used to test the differences of the bodyweight changes and liver index between groups. † versus first day; ‡ versus first day.