Hepatoprotective Role of Ethanolic Extract of Vitex negundo in Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Male Rats

Table 4

Stages of liver cirrhosis in all groups of rats after 12 weeks of treatment.

				Pathological staging
Group	𝑁	0	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	Average of stages
Normal	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0^b
TAA	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	5.00±0.89^a
VN 300 + TAA	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.66±0.51^b
VN 100 + TAA	6	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1.33±0.81^b,a
SY + TAA	6	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1.16±0.408^b,a

The data were expressed as mean ± SEM. Means with different superscripts are significantly different. ^a𝑃<0.05 versus normal control group and ^b𝑃<0.05 versus TAA control group. SY stands for Silymarin (standard hepatoprotective drug).