Fig. 2

Sucrose consumption reduces histological alterations, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver enzyme levels in experimental HCC. Representative macroscopic liver images (a), H&E-stained sections (b), and Masson’s trichrome-stained sections (c). Fibrotic area quantification is shown as a percentage in (d). The DEN group differs significantly from all other groups in histological and fibrotic parameters.