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Table 2 Effect of CLRE on liver function tests in rats

From: Hepatoprotective effect of ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa on thioacetamide induced liver cirrhosis in rats

Dose

Total protein

Albumin

TB

AP

ALT

AST

GGT

(g/L)

(g/L)

(µM/L)

(IU/L)

(IU/L)

(IU/L)

(IU/L)

Vehicle (10% Tween 20)

68.33 ± 1.71

11.78 ± 0.76

1.74 ± 0.13

72.75 ± 5.53

37.65 ± 2.66

53.58 ± 5.20

4.50 ± 0.19

Low dose CLRE (2 g/kg)

71.17 ± 1.28

12.76 ± 0.58

2.15 ± 0.16

66.90 ± 5.40

39.17 ± 3.16

62.48 ± 2.63

4.08 ± 0..45

High dose CLRE (5 g/kg)

69.17 ± 1.85

12.26 ± 0.64

1.85 ± 0.46

70.08 ± 11.12

34.50 ± 2.91

55.17 ± 4.83

4.67 ± 0.33

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SEM. There are no significant differences between groups. Significant value at P<0.05, TB: Total bilirubin; AP: Alkaline phosphatase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: G-Glutamyl transferase; CLRE: C. longa rhizomes ethanolic extract.