Table 1.

Effect of BMSC transplantation on serum levels of ALT, AST, ALP, total bilirubin (TB) and direct bilirubin (DBIL) in liver-resected rats (mean ±SD).

Treatment	Pre-transplantation	Time after operation
		12 hr	1 day	3 days	5 days	7 days	14 days
ALT (U/L)
BMSC-treated	29±5	579±90	253±49c	161±43c	33±6c	28±7	32±5
Sham	32±3	653±118	365±38	282±40	50±6	33±6	31±3
AST (U/L)
BMSC-treated	123±15	1,155±200a	542±152c	119±21c	114±15b	113±15	110±12
Sham	117±12	1,293±166	879±120	165±17	127±10	120±14	119±21
ALP (U/L)
BMSCs	177±37	203±27a	231±33a	238±34c	199±45b	187±40b	176±43
Sham	185±40	224±29	259±32	307±44	238±39	219±32	187±18
TB (μmol/L)
BMSC-treated	0.97±0.38	6.54±0.52c	4.91±0.58c	3.02±0.73c	1.12±0.29c	0.97±0.23	0.99±0.21
Sham	1.19±0.39	6.87±0.53	5.49±0.70	4.70±0.67	1.99±0.35	0.90±0.13	0.94±0.22
DBIL (μmol/L)
BMSC-treated	0.29±0.11	4.79±0.38c	3.85±0.67c	2.93±0.40c	1.85±0.32c	0.34±0.08c	0.34±0.13
Sham	0.28±0.07	5.70±0.59	4.68±0.63	3.63±0.26	2.66±0.26	1.01±0.12	0.32±0.09

^aP<0.05, BMSC-transplanted vs. sham group;

^bP<0.01, BMSC-transplanted vs. sham group;

^cP<0.001, BMSC-transplanted vs. sham group.