Table 1.

Biochemical markers in groups.

	Groups
Parameters	Group 1 (sham) n = 10	Group 2 (control) n = 10	Group 3 (UD) n = 10
LOOH (µmol/mL)*	23.0±4.5	29.9±3.2	27.0±4.3
Ceruloplasmin (mg/dL)†	16.7±2.2	20.3±4.4	16.0±3.9
Arylesterase (U/L)‡	168.3±19.4	87.5±47.5	133.7±45.6
Paraoxonase (U/L)§	38.8±15.2	20.5±17.1	31.9±21.1
Liver catalase (U/mg protein)¶	54.5±12.0	43.3±9.6	54.0±7.7
AST (U/L)**	125.4±19.9	907.2±205.1	444.2±78.8
ALT (U/L)**	79.8±12.9	636.8±139.7	246.5±87.5
LDH (U/L)**	481.8±78.5	4098.9±496.3	1760.7±978.3

^*Group 1 vs. group 2, p = 0.001; however, group 1 vs. group 3 and group 2 vs. group 3, NS.

^†Group 1 vs. group 2, p = 0.02, and group 2 vs. group 3, p = 0.04; however, group 1 vs. group 3, NS.

^‡Group 1 vs. group 2, p<0.0001 and group 2 vs. group 3, p = 0.01; however, group 1 vs. group 3, NS.

^§Group 1 vs. group 2, p = 0.02 and group 2 vs. group 3, p = 0.03; however, group 1 vs. group 3, NS.

^¶Group 1 vs. group 2, p = 0.02 and group 2 vs. group 3, p = 0.01; however, group 1 vs. group 3, NS.

^**Group 1 vs. group 2, group 1 vs. group 3, and group 2 vs. group 3, all p<0.0001.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; JDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LOOH, lipid hydroperoxides; UD, Urtica dioica.