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Table 2 Effects of the rosemary essential oil on biochemical parameters in serum

From: Antioxidant activity of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oil and its hepatoprotective potential

 

Con S

Con CCl4

REO5

REO5 + CCl4

REO10

REO10 + CCl4

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.81 ± 0.08

0.52 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.06

0.63 ± 0.09

1.03 ± 0.10#

0.42 ± 0.03*

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.56 ± 0.08

1.38 ± 0.08

1.39 ± 0.03

1.54 ± 0.06

1.68 ± 0.06

1.31 ± 0.13

Total bilirubin (μmol/l)

2.05 ± 0.15

4.02 ± 0.35*

2.24 ± 0.06#

3.94 ± 0.35*

2.55 ± 0.07#

6.22 ± 0.50*,#

Direct bilirubin (μmol/l)

0.35 ± 0.03

1.32 ± 0.24*

0.38 ± 0.05#

1.16 ± 0.15*

0.55 ± 0.02#

2.81 ± 0.29*,#

AST (U/l)

125.3 ± 4.2

3185.0 ± 477.9*

130.2 ± 6.2#

2701.7 ± 583.0*

143.7 ± 7.9#

1648.6 ± 104.4*,#

ALT (U/l)

49.7 ± 1.7

966.8 ± 244.4*

63.8 ± 4.3#

595.4 ± 143.7

65.7 ± 2.1#

893.5 ± 200.8*

Urea (mmol/l)

7.28 ± 0.25

7.72 ± 0.17

7.65 ± 0.08

7.98 ± 0.29

7.45 ± 0.24

6.33 ± 0.29#

Creatinine (μmol/l)

46.0 ± 1.18

53.2 ± 0.70*

44.2 ± 1.14#

51.5 ± 1.59*

50.3 ± 0.42

47.7 ± 0.99#

Uric acid (μmol/l)

62.0 ± 1.73

104.0 ± 12.02*

53.0 ± 2.86#

74.3 ± 5.86#

60.7 ± 3.69#

79.2 ± 6.65

  1. All values are expressed as mean ± SEM. (*) significantly different from Con S group; (#) significantly different from Con CCl4 group; p < 0.05.