Activation of AMPK by Buddleja officinalis Maxim. Flower Extract Contributes to Protecting Hepatocytes from Oxidative Stress

Table 2

General histomorphometrical analysis of acute CCl₄-treated mouse hepatic tissues.

Groups	Percentages of degenerative regions (%/mm^2 of hepatic parenchyma)	Numbers of inflammatory cells infiltrated (cells/mm^2 of hepatic parenchyma)	Numbers of degenerative hepatocytes (cells/1000 hepatocytes)
Controls
Intact
BFE (100 mg/kg)
CCl4
CCl4 + BFE-treated mice
30 mg/kg
100 mg/kg

Values are expressed as means ± SD of 10 histological fields. CCl₄: carbon tetrachloride; BFE: Buddleja officinalis Maxim. flower extract.
as compared with intact control by MW test; as compared with CCl₄ control by MW test.