Berberine Inhibition of Fibrogenesis in a Rat Model of Liver Fibrosis and in Hepatic Stellate Cells

Table 2

Histological analysis of the effect of BBR on BDL-induced liver fibrosis in rats.

Group	Sample ()	Fibrosis stage					Fibrotic area within 1.5 mm^2
		S0	S1	S2	S3	S4
Shammed	6	6	0	0	0	0	0.007 0.005
Model	6	0	1	1	3	1	0.079 0.025
BBR (120 mg/kg)	6	0	3	2	1	0	0.032 0.024

: , : versus shammed group; #: versus model group.