Protective effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Carthamus tinctorius extract against lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury

Figure 1 Effects of Danhong injection on hepatic histopathology and apoptosis. A: Hematoxylin-eosin staining (magnification × 200); B: TUNEL assay (magnification × 200), (a/f) Blank control group, (b/g) Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated group, (c/h) Danhong injection (DHI) (0.75 g/kg) + LPS-stimulated group, (d/i) DHI (3 g/kg) + LPS-stimulated group, and (e/j) RGI (300 mg/kg) + LPS-stimulated group; C: Analysis of apoptotic cell numbers. The number of apoptotic cells per field (1 mm²) was determined using NIH Image J software (n = 6). ^bP < 0.01 vs blank control group, ^dP < 0.01 vs LPS-treated group. Arrows indicate fat degeneration.