Table 1.
Experimental group | AST | ALT |
---|---|---|
Control (untreated) | 34.5±4.2 | 20.8±3.2 |
C4S alone (120 mg kg−1) | 31.2±4.3 | 23.4±3.4 |
CCl4 | 187.7±21.4† | 158.2±18.1† |
CCl4+C4S (30 mg kg−1) | 140.2±17.4* | 112.1±15.5* |
CCl4+C4S (60 mg kg−1) | 110.4±16.1* | 88.3±13.6* |
CCl4+C4S (120 mg kg−1) | 87.6±13.2* | 61.7±12.4* |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CCl4, carbon tetrachloride; C4S, chondroitin-4-sulphate.
Values are the mean±s.d.mean of seven experiments and are expressed as U L−1.
†P<0.001 vs control; *P<0.001 vs CCl4.