Study of the Effects of Monacolin K and Other Constituents of Red Yeast Rice on Obesity, Insulin-Resistance, Hyperlipidemia, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Using a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome

Table 4

Score assessment of steatosis, lobular inflammation, hepatocellular ballooning, and NAS in C, RYR-C, and RYR-M.

Score			Steatosis (0–3)			Lobular inflammation (0–3)			Hepatocellular ballooning (0–2)		NAS (0–8)
			0	1	2-3	0	1	2-3	0	1-2	0–2	3-4	5–8
C	(𝑛=9)	𝑛	1	1	7	2	6	1	0	9	1	5	3
		(%)	(11.1)	(11.1)	(77.8)	(22.2)	(66.7)	(11.1)	(0)	(100)	(11.1)	(55.6)	(33.3)
RYR-C	(𝑛=9)	𝑛	6	2	1	9	0	0	3	6	8	1	0
		(%)	(66.7)	(22.2)	(11.1)	(100)	(0)	(0)	(33.3)	(66.7)	(88.9)	(11.1)	(0)
RYR-M	(𝑛=9)	𝑛	3	3	3	7	2	0	3	6	5	3	1
		(%)	(33.3)	(33.3)	(33.3)	(77.8)	(22.2)	(0)	(33.3)	(66.7)	(55.6)	(33.3)	(11.1)