Research Article
Protective Effects of Quercetin on Livers from Mice Exposed to Long-Term Cigarette Smoke
Table 2
Frequency of histopathological changes in the liver of C57BL/6 mice in the experimental groups.
| | Lesions | CG
(%) | VG
(%) | QG
(%) | CSG
(%) | QCSG
(%) |
| | Hydropic degeneration | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | | Sinusoidal congestion/hyperemia | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75.0) | 1 (12.5) | | Bleeding focus | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Granulomas | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Inflammatory reaction | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | | Fibrosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Necrosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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CG: control group; VG: vehicle group; QG: quercetin group; CSG: cigarette smoke group; QCSG: quercetin and cigarette smoke group.
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