Taurine and tea polyphenols combination ameliorate nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in rats

Table 3 Effect of taurine or TPs or their combination on histopathology

	Group	1	2	3	4	χ 2		Group	1	2	3	4	χ 2
Steatosis	Nor	13	0	0	0		Inflammation	Nor	13	0	0	0
	Mod	0	0	3	9	49.48^a		Mod	0	0	0	12	53.42^a
	Mod cont	0	0	1	11	0.11		Mod cont	0	0	0	12	0.00
	Tau	0	6	6	0	14.73^c		Tau	0	4	8	0	15.06^c
	wsTP	0	6	6	0	10.73		wsTP	0	4	8	0	9.06
	lsTP	0	8	4	0	14.17^c		lsTP	0	10	2	0	21.55^b
	Tau + wsTP	0	9	3	0	16.08^c		Tau + wsTP	0	8	4	0	15.39^c
	Tau + lsTP	0	12	0	0	22.50^b		Tau + lsTP	0	12	0	0	23.38^b

Nor normal group, Mod model group, Mod cont model control group, Tau taurine treatment group, wsTP water soluble tea polyphenols treatment group, lsTP lipid soluble tea polyphenols treatment group, Tau + wsTP taurine and water soluble tea polyphenols treatment group, Tau + lsTP taurine and lipid soluble tea polyphenols treatment group. Kruskal–Wallis H-test and Nemenyi test were used in the statistical analysis. ^a P < 0.01 compared with Normal group; ^b P < 0.01 compared with Model control group; ^c P < 0.05 compared with Model control group

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