Table 8.

Effect of dietary fenugreek and onion combination on the activity of serum aminotransferases and ALP in HCD-fed mice

Animal group	ALAT	ASAT	LDH	ALP
Basal control	18.2 ± 0.97†	53.4 ± 2.48†	1333.7 ± 64.0†	53.2 ± 3.9†
HCD	50.2 ± 1.39	95.8 ± 4.04	2157.1 ± 51.9	122.8 ± 4.8
HCD + F	22.8 ± 1.71†	55.3 ± 2.95†	1424.7 ± 81.3†	83.0 ± 6.4†
HCD + O	28.7 ± 1.09†	63.8 ± 4.12†	1506.8 ± 61.8†	82.0 ± 9.0†
HCD + F + O	20.0 ± 1.18†	52.9 ± 8.91†	1362.6 ± 30.5†	75.3 ± 2.5†

HCD, high-cholesterol diet; F, fenugreek; O, onion; ALAT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ASAT, aspartate aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.

Values are expressed as Units/l and are mean ± SEM of six samples, each sample being pooled from three animals.

Statistically significant compared with HCD group

^†P<0.01.