Leptin administration exacerbates thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice

Table 1 Degree of liver fibrosis in each group of mice

Group	n	Grade of liver fibrosis
		0	I	II	III	IV	Average
Saline	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
Leptin	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
TAA	6	0	1	4	1	0	2.00bd
TAA+leptin	6	0	0	0	5	1	3.17abd

^aP<0.05 vs TAA group;

^bP<0.01 vs saline group;

^dP<0.01 vs leptin group.