Research Article

Efficacy of Hot Tea Infusion vs. Ethanolic Extract of Moringa oleifera for the Simultaneous Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Hyperlipidemia, and Hyperglycemia in a Murine Model Fed with a High-Fat Diet

Table 5

Histopathological parameters according to the groups studied.

ParametersHealthy (n = 11)NAFLD-placebo(n = 11)NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract (n = 11)NAFLD-MO infusion (n = 11) ANOVA

% steatosis5.00 ± 3.368.18 ± 10.5a20.41 ± 8.5b14.1 ± 3.1c,d<0.001
% inflammation0 (0-1)3 (2-3)a2 (1-2)b1 (1-2)c,d<0.001

All values are expressed as mean ± SEM, the differences of Tukey’s post hoc analysis, Kruskal–Wallis, and Wilcoxon are marked when they are significant: a when compared healthy vs. NAFLD-placebo, b, NAFLD-placebo vs. NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract, c, NAFLD-placebo vs. NAFLD-MO infusion, and d, NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract vs. NAFLD-MO infusion (n = 11 per group). 0: none, 1: mild, 2: moderate, and 3: sever.