Effect of Sinai San decoction on the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in rats

Table 1 Effects of Sinai san decoction on the body weight and liver/body weight ratio (mean±SD).

Groups	n	Body weight (g)	Liver/body weight ratio (%)
Control group	9	335.4±43.4	2.38±0.18
Model group	9	379.4±16.8	3.45±0.21b
Treatment group	9	341.3±32.8	2.99±0.12a

^aP<0.05 vs the model group;

^bP<0.01 vs the control group.

Table 2 Effects of Sinai san decoction on the level of serum lipid (mean±SD).

Groups	n	T G (mmol/L)	T C (mmol/L)
Control group	9	0.77±0.17	0.38±0.09
Model group	9	5.23±1.14b	4.46±1.21b
Treatment group	9	2.76±1.06ab	3.34±1.02b

^aP<0.05 vs the model group;

^bP<0.01 vs the control group.

Table 3 Effects of Sinai san decoction on the level of serum enzyme activity (mean±SD).

Groups	n	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)
Control group	9	39.01±5.56	83.12±7.88
Model group	9	72.92±14.22b	113.65±21.16b
Treatment group	9	50.80±11.76a	89.23±21.20a

^aP<0.05 vs the model group;

^bP<0.01 vs the control group.

Table 4 Effects of Sinai san decotion on the degree of fatty changes and hepatic inflammation score (mean±SD).

Groups	n	Degree of Fatty Changes				Hepatic Inflammation Score
		-	+	++	+++
Control group	9	9	0	0	0	0.52±0.62
Model group	9	0	0	4	5	4.96±1.82b
Treatment group	9	0	0	6	3	3.23±0.38ab

^aP<0.05 vs the model group;

^bP<0.01 vs the control group.