Table 1.

Liver pathology score.

Parameter	C	N	NP
NAS	0.0 ± 0.0	7.3 ± 0.8a	2.3 ± 1.2b
Steatosis	0.0 ± 0.0	2.5 ± 0.5a	1.2 ± 0.4b
Lobular inflammation	0.0 ± 0.0	2.8 ± 0.4a	0.5 ± 0.5b
Hepatocyte ballooning	0.0 ± 0.0	2.0 ± 0.0a	0.7 ± 0.5b
Fibrosis	0.2 ± 0.2	3.2 ± 0.4a	0.5 ± 0.5b

The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) and fibrosis stage were scored.

Results are presented as the mean ± SD, and p values were calculated using one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. ^aP < 0.001, C vs. N group or ^bP < 0.001, N vs. NP group. The number of mice in each group: C, n = 6; N, n = 6; NP, n = 6.