Research Article

The Effects of Hepatogomax Enteral Formula on Systemic Inflammation, Caecum Short-Chain Fatty Acid Levels, and Liver Histopathology in Thioacetamide-Induced Rats

Table 4

Histopathology liver analysis.

Histopathology liverMean ± SD
Necrosis (%)Steatosis (%)Ballooning cells (%)Inflammatory cells (%)

K11.17 ± 1.944.50 ± 4.60a35.00 ± 33.461.00 ± 0.63
K20.50 ± 0.5515.17 ± 10.21a,b62.5 ± 25.450.67 ± 0.52
K30.17 ± 0.4111.00 ± 10.95b46.67 ± 31.250.67 ± 0.52
P10.00 ± 0.005.33 ± 12.0930.17 ± 28.430.50 ± 0.55
P20.67 ± 0.521.00 ± 2.00a27.83 ± 28.911.00 ± 0.00
P30.50 ± 0.551.33 ± 1.86a50.83 ± 31.371.00 ± 0.00
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1Kruskal–Wallis test;  =  value; significant difference ( < 0.05); asignificant difference against the control group (Mann–Whitney test); bsignificant difference against the intervention group (Mann–Whitney test).