24-Week Exposure to Oxidized Tyrosine Induces Hepatic Fibrosis Involving Activation of the MAPK/TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway in Sprague-Dawley Rats Model

Table 3

Effects of O-Tyr on body weight (g), liver weight (g), and liver index (mg/g) ().

Parameters	Control	O-Tyr (2 g/kg)	O-Tyr (4 g/kg)	O-Tyr (8 g/kg)	Tyr (8 g/kg)
Initial body weight	349.56 ± 10.24	345.13 ± 16.83	340.53 ± 10.46	351.67 ± 4.18	343.20 ± 8.35
Final body weight	734.98 ± 22.45	722.64 ± 26.68	637.18 ± 20.04	591.88 ± 13.34	728.96 ± 23.51
Liver	16.78 ± 0.83	16.63 ± 0.75	15.88 ± 0.88	17.09 ± 1.02	16.03 ± 1.10
Liver index	22.83 ± 0.48	23.01 ± 0.63	24.92 ± 0.77	28.87 ± 1.16	23.34 ± 0.84

Notes: and versus rats in the control group, the same as Tables 4 and 5.