Research Article

Effects of Long-Term Administration of Gardeniae Fructus on Intra-Abdominal Organs of Rats

Table 1

Individual histopathological findings in female rats during the 11-month treatment period.

DoseControl1% GF2% GF
Rat ID no.010203040506070809101112131415171819202131323334353637383941
Tissue observation

Ileum (H&E and Masson trichrome staining)
Colon
 Increased height, villous11111
 Deposit, eosinophilic, lamina propria3233332
 Cell infiltration, mesocolon, focal
 Inflammation, mucosa, focal1
 Fibrosis, lamina propria (Masson trichrome staining)3233332
Mesentery (H&E and Masson trichrome staining)
Spleen
 Decreased pigmentation (hemosiderin)2211121
Liver
 Proliferation, bile duct2111112331
 Cell infiltration (lymphoid cell), periportal1112121211321
 Pigmentation (brown, granular), periportal12122212211
 Pigmentation (brown, granular), hepatocyte1111112112213122
 Atrophy, hepatocyte2212212211
 Decreased vacuole, periportal hepatocyte3223333222
 Necrosis, focal111
 Inflammation, perivascular (portal vein), focal1
Kidney
 Mineralization, corticomedullary junction111111112212332213222
 Pigmentation (brown, granular), proximal tubule11111111112222222232
 CastPP
 Hyperplasia, urothelial, pelvis, focal1
 Regeneration, tubular1

—: no remarkable changes; 1 : minimal; 2: mild; 3 : moderate; P : present. Rat ID numbers : 01–10 (control), 11–21 (1% GF), and 31–41 (2% GF).