Dahuang Zexie Decoction Protects against High-Fat Diet-Induced NAFLD by Modulating Gut Microbiota-Mediated Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling Activation and Loss of Intestinal Barrier

Figure 2

Effects of DZD therapy on composition of gut microbiota. Bacterial diversity is shown by the Shannon index (a). Bacterial richness is shown by the Chao index (b). Species on the phylum level (c), as well as alterations of Bacteroidetes (d) and Firmicutes (e) are indicated. PCoA score plot based on the unweighted significance test (f). The data are expressed as mean ± SEM. to 8 for every group. ; .

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