Table 2.
Groups | Microsteatosis and necrosis of muscle fibers | Intermuscular lipocytes |
Blood vessels |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Hyalinization of the wall | Intimal destruction (plaques) | |||
NG | − | − | − | − |
DHC | ++++ | ++ | + | + |
10-DHGD | ++ | − | − | − |
VIT. D3 | ++ | + | + | − |
10.DHGD+VIT.D3 | + | − | − | − |
Note: ++++ Very intense, +++ intense, ++ moderate, + mild, - absence.
NG: normal group; DHC: diabetic hyperlipidemic group; 10-DHGD: 10-dehydrogingerdione group; VIT.D3: vitamin D3 group; 10-DHGD+VIT.D3: combination therapy group.