Regulating effect of Chinese herbal medicine on the peritoneal lymphatic stomata in enhancing ascites absorption of experimental hepatofibrotic mice

Table 1 Comparison of Diameter and Density of PLS between Groups (¯x ± s)

Group	n	Diameter/μm	Density/(stomata·1000 µm-2)
Control	8	2.11 ± 0.78	5.70 ± 1.25
Model	20	2.00 ± 0.52	4.45 ± 1.05
PA	17	3.07 ± 0.69bd	7.11 ± 1.90ad
TA	20	3.25 ± 0.82bd	6.55 ± 1.44ad
PB	17	2.82 ± 0.37bd	8.76 ± 1.45bd
TB	20	2.82 ± 0.56bd	8.76 ± 1.79bd

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01, vs control group;

^dP < 0.01, vs model group.

Table 2 Comparison of urinary ionic concentration between groups (mmol•L⁻¹, ¯x ± s)

Group	n	Na+	K+	Cl-
Control	8	117.98 ± 42.29	100.16 ± 31.32c	93.43 ± 36.20
Model	20	129.33 ± 36.75	162.21 ± 39.42a	120.49 ± 42.34
PA	17	231.28 ± 41.09ac	241.63 ± 59.43ac	212.17 ± 44.01ac
TA	20	231.44 ± 34.12ac	306.45 ± 79.53ac	240.66 ± 31.37ac
PB	17	171.69 ± 27.48ac	185.97 ± 54.92ac	158.10 ± 32.79ac
TB	20	135.33 ± 34.59	188.17 ± 73.91ac	149.50 ± 45.79a

^aP < 0.05, vs control group;

^cP < 0.05, vs model group