Preventive effect of Qianggan-Rongxian Decoction on rat liver fibrosis

Table 1 Serum levels of HA, LN, and type IV collagen (mean ± SD)

Groups	n	HA (ng/mL)	LN (ng/mL)	Type IV collagen (ng/mL)
Control	12	19.81 ± 2.86	11.02 ± 1.70	13.49 ± 2.49
Model	10	44.64 ± 3.09c	33.27 ± 5.81c	62.71 ± 19.16c
High-dose DMN group	10	23.14 ± 4.58ac	14.02 ± 2.63ac	22.10 ± 2.44ac
Medium-dose DMN group	12	22.58 ± 3.60a	13.87 ± 1.45a	25.64 ± 4.68ac
Low-dose DMN group	10	26.08 ± 5.62ac	19.12 ± 5.02ac	27.64 ± 4.68ac

^aP < 0.05 vs model group;

^cP< 0.05 vs control group.