Clinical Research
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2006; 12(27): 4369-4376
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4369
Table 4 Liver histological injury: Grading and staging (mean ± SD, n = 6)
Liver histologyChowMCDD
MCDD
MCDD
MCDD
MCDD
MCDD
MCDD
MCDD
P
OnlyRosiglitzoneMetforminM+REzetimibeValsartanR+M+VR+M+V+E
Steatosis %091 ± 545 ± 574 ± 1159 ± 1177 ± 863% ± 851 ± 437 ± 15< 0.001
Lobular inflammation0.5 ± 0.10.7 ± 0.10.7 ± 0.10.6 ± 0.10.6 ± 0.10.7 ± 0.10.5 ± 0.10.5 ± 0.10.6NS
Portal inflammationNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNS
Fibrosis (> F1)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNS
# Rats w/MB021221111NS
Ballooning021110112NS
Pericellular fibrosis010121021NS