Table 2.

Experimental treatments for the AHS rat model.

Group	Composition
N	normal diet
C	normal diet + Alcohol
PC	normal diet + Alcohol + Silymarin
NPB	normal diet + Alcohol + NPB 400 mg/kg b.w./day
FPB100	normal diet + Alcohol + FPB 100 mg/kg b.w./day
FPB400	normal diet + Alcohol + FPB 400 mg/kg b.w./day

Alcohol was 20% (w/v) ethyl alcohol administered at 5 g/kg. Abbreviations: NPB, non-fermented P. brevitarsis combined with B. subtilis KACC 91157; FPB, P. brevitarsis larvae fermented by B. subtilis for 3 d; b.w., body weight.