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Table 1 Effect of EDME on biochemical markers of liver in serum

From: Euphorbia dracunculoides L. abrogates carbon tetrachloride induced liver and DNA damage in rats

Treatment

ALT

(U/I)

ALP

(U/I)

AST

(U/I)

Serum proteins (mg/dl)

Albumin

(mg/dl)

Globulin (mg/dl)

Control

44.6 ± 2.22e

64.3 ± 3.15d

43.0 ± 2.08d

8.5 ± 0.37a

5.6 ± 0.2a

2.9 ± 0.24c

Vehicle Control

44.97 ± 2.16e

63.8 ± 2.12d

43.3 ± 2.25d

8.9 ± 0.40a

5.5 ± 0.23a

3.0 ± 0.26bc

CCl4 1 ml/kg

173.2 ± 4.19a

136.3 ± 4.11a

89.3 ± 3.26a

5.6 ± 0.15d

2.1 ± 0.18d

3.5 ± 0.16a

CCl4+ Sily 50 mg/kg

61.8 ± 3.29d

71.6 ± 2.41c

48.0 ± 1.15e

7.5 ± 0.19b

4.3 ± 0.19b

3.2 ± 0.13b

CCl4 + EDME 200 mg/kg

104.2 ± 3.21b

93.1 ± 3.22b

67.1 ± 2.09b

6.3 ± 0.22c

3.5 ± 0.15c

2.8 ± 0.17c

CCl4 + EDME 400 mg/kg

67.4 ± 3.23c

71.7 ± 3.39c

53.8 ± 2.33c

7.7 ± 0.24b

4.7 ± 0.42b

3.0 ± 0.18bc

EDME 200 mg/kg

46.2 ± 2.16e

65.8 ± 3.13d

45.3 ± 2.15d

8.7 ± 0.16a

5.8 ± 0.20a

2.9 ± 0.12c

EDME 400 mg/kg

45.7 ± 2.31e

62.32 ± 3.17d

43.3 ± 1.28d

8.8 ± 0.21a

5.7 ± 0.29a

3.1 ± 0.14bc

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 6), Means with different superscript letters in a column specify significance at p < 0.05
  2. EDME Euphorbia dracunculoides methanol extract, Sily silymarin, CCl 4 Carbon tetrachloride