Herbal cardiotonic pills prevent gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced hepatic microvascular dysfunction in rats fed ethanol chronically

Table 1 Effect of cardiotonic pills on leukostasis in liver, plasma ALT activity, and plasma endotoxin and TNF-α level in control and ethanol-fed rats.

Group	Leukostasismidzonal (per field)	Pericentral (per field)	THV (per field)	ALT activity(IU/L)	Endotoxin(pg/mL)	TNF-a (pg/mL)
Control	1.8±0.7	1.0±0.7	0.5±0.5	31.6±12.0	9.5±5.3	17.0±8.9
Ethanol	1.4±0.5	3.2±0.5a	1.2±0.7	40.6±10.5	19.2±10.8	23.1±15.1
Control+CP	1.4±1.2	1.0±1.0	0.2±0.5	28.4±11.8	9.3±5.3	13.3±10.1
Ethanol+CP	1.6±0.5	0.8±0.5	0.6±1.0	36.6±7.2	13.6±5.5	10.6±6.2

CP: cardiotonic pills,

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