Endotoxins enhance hepatocarcinogenesis induced by oral intake of thioacetamide in rats

Table 1 Hepatocyte proliferation and liver weights

Groups	n	PI	Ratio of liver weight to 100 g body weight
Sham	5	0.25 ± 0.032	4.32 ± 2.6
TAA control	6	0.33 ± 0.047	8.38 ± 2.0b
TAA + LPS	6	0.35 ± 0.045	7.35 ± 1.3b
TAA + ST	6	0.35 ± 0.077	7.40 ± 1.5b
TAA + ST + LPS	6	0.45 ± 0.039a	7.28 ± 1.5b

^aP < 0.05, vs TAA control, TAA + LPS and TAA + ST groups respectively.

^bP < 0.01, vs sham group. PI, proliferation index. Rats were treated as described in Materials and Methods.