Chaihu-Shugan-San Decoction Modulates Intestinal Microbe Dysbiosis and Alleviates Chronic Metabolic Inflammation in NAFLD Rats via the NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway

Table 2

Mean SCFA (mmol/L) concentrations in dry feces of experimented rats.

Category	acetic acid	propionic acid	isobutyric acid	butyric acid	isovaleric acid	valeric acid
NC group	0.269±0.116	0.241±0.052	0.045±0.011	0.438±0.106	0.087±0.014	0.064±0.009
HFD group	0.294±0.105	0.336±0.112	0.029±0.009 ^##	0.373±0.151	0.057±0.009 ^##	0.048±0.025
CH group	0.389±0.183	0.352±0.119	0.032±0.008	0.393±0.114	0.044±0.016	0.047±0.008

Significant difference compared with NC group rats in fecal SCFAs based on ANOVA as described in the Methods. P < 0.01 NC versus HFD, n=8.