Table 2.
Histological changes in liver tissue induced by the 8-week exercise training program in rats supplemented with ascorbic acid and silymarin.
Group | Inflammatory Response | Kupffer Cells | Vascularization | Steatosis | Mitosis | Apoptosis/Necrosis | Hyperchromatic Nuclei | Nuclear Enlargement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 0/+ | ++ | + | +++ | 0 | 0 | 0/+ | 0/+ |
ET | 0/+ | ++ | +++ | ++ | 0 | 0 | + | ++ |
Et+Aa | + | +++ | ++++ | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Et+Sm | 0/+ | +++ | ++++ | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Criteria: 0 = Null (no presence/appearance), + = Low (minimal presence/appearance), ++ = Moderate (intermediate presence/appearance), +++ = High (important presence/appearance), ++++ = Remarkably high (notable presence/appearance).