. 2018 Mar 13;2018:3908453. doi: 10.1155/2018/3908453

Table 2.

Histological evaluation of liver of mice treated with fermented Cucurbita moschata extract.

Groups	Steatosis	Ballooning	Portal inflammation	Lobular activity	Fatty changes (lipidosis)
ND	0.67 ± 0.58^d	0.00 ± 0.00^d	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^c	0.33 ± 0.58^b
HFD	4.67 ± 0.58^a	4.00 ± 1.00^a	3.33 ± 1.15^a	2.67 ± 1.53^a	5.00 ± 0.00^a
HFD + 0.3% HCA	2.00 ± 0.00^bc	2.00 ± 1.00^b	1.00 ± 1.00^b	1.33 ± 0.58^abc	0.67 ± 0.58^b
HFD + 0.1% FCME	2.67 ± 0.58^b	1.67 ± 0.58^bc	1.00 ± 1.00^b	1.67 ± 0.58^ab	1.00 ± 1.00^b
HFD + 0.3% FCME	1.00 ± 1.00^cd	0.67 ± 0.58^cd	0.33 ± 0.58^b	0.67 ± 0.58^bc	0.33 ± 0.58^b
HFD + 0.5% FCME	0.33 ± 0.58^d	0.00 ± 0.00^d	0.67 ± 0.58^b	0.00 ± 0.00^bc	0.67 ± 0.58^b

Duncan's multiple range test. 0: absent; 1: few; 2: mild; 3: moderate; 4: severe; and 5: extremely severe. ND: normal diet; HFD: high fat diet; HCA: hydroxycitric acid; FCME: fermented Cucurbita moschata extract; values not having the same superscript letter are significantly different (p < 0.05) by ANOVA.