TABLE 3.

The effects of rhubarb anthraquinone on liver biochemical indices in rats with acute liver injury (Mean ± s).

Index	NC	ALI	RA-L	RA-M	RA-H
GSH (mmol/L)	29.86 ± 3.14	19.71 ± 1.73**	18.33 ± 1.25	21.57 ± 1.73	25.73 ± 3.79##
SOD (ng/mL)	0.86 ± 0.04	0.48 ± 0.03**	0.53 ± 0.08	0.75 ± 0.08##	0.77 ± 0.12##
Hyp (ng/mL)	72.87 ± 3.40	105.51 ± 7.73**	108.53 ± 5.62	86.31 ± 4.47#	75.75 ± 8.59#
MDA (μmol/L)	0.35 ± 0.01	0.52 ± 0.03*	0.48 ± 0.03	0.45 ± 0.02	0.40 ± 0.03#
TNF-a (ng/mL)	1.00 ± 0.11	1.72 ± 0.34**	1.44 ± 0.22	1.14 ± 0.13	1.29 ± 0.16#
IL-6 (pg/mL)	24.81 ± 6.41	135.02 ± 13.62**	105.59 ± 15.61	87.89 ± 11.33##	57.34 ± 6.54##
IL-8 (pg/mL)	116.69 ± 12.64	337.02 ± 12.43**	289.23 ± 46.86	216.34 ± 45.81#	151.60 ± 27.72##

Compared with the NC, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, compared with the ALI, ^# p < 0.05, ^## p < 0.01.