Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of extracts from Salvia—Nelumbinis naturalis against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by methionine- and choline-deficient diet in mice

Table 2 Liver histology evaluated by NAFLD Activity score

Group	Control	Model	SNN
Steatosis grade	0 ± 0	2.6 ± 0.52***	0.75 ± 0.71^#
Lobular inflammatory grade	0 ± 0	2.0 ± 0.76***	0. 5 ± 0.53^#
Hepatocellular balooning	0 ± 0	1.4 ± 0.92**	0. 6 ± 0.52
NAS	0 ± 0	4.8 ± 1.90***	1.9 ± 0.79^#

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 12 per group, ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01 vs. control; ^# P < 0.05 vs. model.

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