Duodenal mucosal ablation with irreversible electroporation reduces liver lipids in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 1 Effect of duodenal mucosal ablation using irreversible electroporation on the histomorphometrical parameters of the duodenum in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease rats

Item	DMA group	Sham-control group	P value
Total thickness, μm	1478 ± 134.2	1120 ± 86.47	< 0.05
Myenteron thickness, μm
Longitudinal lamina	75.86 ± 9.7	60.32 ± 17.21	< 0.05
Circular lamina	136.3 ± 13.37	88 ± 14.56	< 0.05
Mucosa thickness, μm	1085 ± 93.26	805.9 ± 102.6	< 0.05
Submucosa thickness, μm	72.81 ± 14.40	67.18 ± 18.29	NS
Villus length, μm	845 ± 73.82	561.3 ± 103.9	< 0.05
Villus thickness, μm	132.7 ± 31.61	199.7 ± 109.5	< 0.05
Crypt depth, μm	219.1 ± 51.57	235.8 ± 50.78	NS
Crypt width, μm	37.56 ± 5.83	48.63 ± 5.24	< 0.05
Villus/crypt ratio	4.016 ± 0.822	2.497 ± 0.721	< 0.05

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 6). Normally distributed measurement data are presented as means ± SD and analyzed using an unpaired, two-tailed t-test. Non-normally distributed data are expressed as medians and analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. DMA: Duodenal mucosal ablation; NS: Not significance.