Table 5.
Stereological parameters of the liver tissue from rats treated with a high-fat diet (HFD) and the lyophilized extracts and oil of E. edulis fruits.
| Groups | V v [hep], % | V v [int], % | V v [cap], % | V v [Inf], % | V v [LD], % | V [HN], µm3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | 78.11 ± 2.07a,b | 21.89 ± 2.07a,b | 9.26 ± 1.70a | 6.63 ± 1.27a | 23.39 ± 3.66a,b | 428.11 ± 27.31a |
| G2 | 75.15 ± 2.31a | 24.85 ± 2.31a | 9.58 ± 2.02a | 6.97 ± 1.83a | 25.18 ± 3.82a | 412.25 ± 30.12a |
| G3 | 78.02 ± 1.93a,b | 21.98 ± 1.93a,b | 10.05 ± 1.77a | 6.81 ± 1.66a | 22.05 ± 3.27a,b | 436.41 ± 22.62a |
| G4 | 78.39 ± 2.11a,b | 21.61 ± 2.11a,b | 10.73 ± 2.05a | 4.50 ± 1.35b | 24.12 ± 3.39a | 505.37 ± 24.39b |
| G5 | 78.92 ± 2.55a,b | 21.08 ± 2.55a,b | 9.81 ± 1.62a | 5.02 ± 1.42a,b | 20.26 ± 3.18b | 459.13 ± 25.18a |
| G6 | 79.75 ± 2.47b | 20.25 ± 2.47b | 9.67 ± 1.75a | 4.01 ± 1.19b | 19.07 ± 2.95b | 512.58 ± 21.72b |
| G7 | 83.37 ± 1.89c | 17.63 ± 1.89c | 10.40 ± 1.14a | 3.11 ± 1.03c | 7.38 ± 2.71c | 573.81 ± 20.13c |
LEE, lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; LDEE, defatted lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; EO, E. edulis oil. V v, volume density; hep, hepatocytes; int, interstitium; cap, capillaries; inflammatory cells; LD, lipid droplets; HN, hepatocytes nuclei. G1, HFD; G2, HFD + 4% EO; G3, HFD + 5% LEE; G4, HFD + 10% LEE; G5, HFD + 5% LDEE; G6, HFD + 10% LDEE; G7, commercial diet. a,b,cDifferent letters in columns denote statistic difference among the groups, p < 0.05.