Research Article

Therapeutic Effects of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) and Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Table 5

Liver histopathological changes.

GroupPathology stateTotal
Normal N (%)LI N (%)Steatosis N (%)

Normal9 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)9 (100.0)
Diabetic0 (0.0)2 (28.6)5 (71.4)7 (100.0)
Milk thistle0 (0.0)6 (75.0)2 (25.0)8 (100.0)
Artichoke0 (0.0)2 (25.0)6 (75.0)8 (100.0)
Total9 (28.1)10 (31.3)13 (41.6)32 (100.0)

The values show the frequency of liver pathological state (normal, lymphocyte infiltration (LI), and steatosis) in each group.