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

Table 5

Liver histopathological changes.

Group	Pathology state			Total
	Normal N (%)	LI N (%)	Steatosis N (%)
Normal	9 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	9 (100.0)
Diabetic	0 (0.0)	2 (28.6)	5 (71.4)	7 (100.0)
Milk thistle	0 (0.0)	6 (75.0)	2 (25.0)	8 (100.0)
Artichoke	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)	6 (75.0)	8 (100.0)
Total	9 (28.1)	10 (31.3)	13 (41.6)	32 (100.0)

The values show the frequency of liver pathological state (normal, lymphocyte infiltration (LI), and steatosis) in each group.