Table I.

Effect of CDNC, CDN, CP or LC supplementation on blood markers of liver and renal function in ZDF Rats.

	n	AP	BUN	CRT	AST	ALT
	units	U/L	mg/dL	mg/dL	U/L	U/L
BL	14	33.53±5.35*	15.27±0.47*	0.35±0.01*	158.13±16.70	71.00±2.30*
D	14	67.00±7.30**	19.07±0.61**	0.44±0.01**	188.38±16.70	109.29±7.28**
CDNC	12	35.15 ±3.95#	18.23 ±0.64	0.41 ±0.00#	171.67 ±17.48	99.00 ±6.03
CDN	12	56.18±5.53	18.92±0.40	0.45±0.02	155.45±11.78	111.83±7.52
CP	12	47.91±5.18	18.00±0.71	0.42±0.01	316.83±45.21	144.92±19.45
LC	6	36.40#±4.65	18.50±0.29	0.42±0.02	218.20±25.46	119.20±11.37

BL: baseline values at the start of supplementation. Each value represents the mean ± SE. Differences between * versus ** and between** and # are significant (p<0.05).

AP: Alkaline phosphatase; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; CRT: Creatinine; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase.