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. 2014 Jan 22;9(1):e87279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087279

Table 4. Histological findings in experimental groups.

control MCD TJ-9 TJ-135 TJ-48 TJ-25
Steatosis grade 2.33±0.52 1.83±0.75 1.33±0.52 2.00±0.00 1.00±0.63b 1.67±0.52
Lobular inflammation 1.00±0.00 1.50±0.55 0.67±0.52b 1.67±0.52 0.83±0.41 1.17±0.75
Ballooning 0.00±0.00 1.67±0.52a 0.33±0.52b 1.00±0.00b 0.67±0.52b 1.17±0.75
NAS 3.33±0.52 5.00±1.41a 2.33±1.03b 4.67±0.52 2.50±1.38b 4.00±1.90
Fibrosis stage 0.17±0.41 0.67±0.52 0.17±0.41 0.50±0.55 0.00±0.00b 0.33±0.52

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

a Significantly different from the control group (P<0.05).

b Significantly different from the MCD group (P<0.05).

NAS, NAFLD activity score.