Table 1.

Effect of pretreatment with probiotics on histopathological alteration in myocardial injury induced by isoproterenol in rats

Groups	Myonecrosis	Inflammation	Edema
Saline	-	-	-
Saline+P	-	-	-
ISO+saline	+++	+++	++++
ISO+In.P	+++	+++	++++
ISO+P	+	+	++

(-), the absence of inflammation, edema, and myonecrosis; (+), the focal area of inflammation, edema, and myonecrosis; (++), patchy areas of inflammation, edema, and myonecrosis; (+++), confluent areas of inflammation, edema, and myonecrosis; (++++), massive areas of inflammation, edema, and myonecrosis. In.P, inactivated probiotics. P, probiotics; ISO, isoproterenol