Duodenal mucosal ablation with irreversible electroporation reduces liver lipids in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Figure 5 Liver function parameter test, histological examination, and serum lipid parameter test among different groups. A: Serum aspartate aminotransferase levels; B: Alanine aminotransferase; C: Total bile acids; D-G: Histological examination of the liver tissue via hematoxylin and eosin staining and oil red O staining from the sham-control group and from the duodenal mucosal ablation group; H-L: Serum total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, free fatty acid, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 6). ^aP < 0.05 vs sham-control group, ^bP < 0.01 vs sham-control group. DMA: Duodenal mucosal ablation; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TBA: Total bile acid; HE: Hematoxylin and eosin; T-CHO: Total cholesterol; TG: Triacylglycerol; FFA: Free fatty acid; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.