Table 4. Serum AST, ALT, total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Tryglicerides and Glucose level before and after Curcuma Longa administration.
ASTa | ALTb | Total Cholc | HDL Cholc | Trygliceridesd | Glucosed | |
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Before Curcuma extract* | 90.6 ± 10.3 | 45.7 ± 5.1 | 80.0 ± 10.7 | 70.3 ± 10.3 | 185.2 ± 20.6 | 180.3 ± 25.5 |
After Curcuma extract* | 95.1 ± 6.5 | 44.4 ± 6.4 | 79.6 ± 15.4 | 71.4 ± 20.2 | 185.9 ± 40.3 | 168.9 ± 29.0 |
a AST = Aspartate transaminases (Units/ml). b ALT = Alanine transaminases(Units/ml). c Chol = Cholesterol (mg/100 ml). d Expressed as mg/100 ml. In all cases, there was no statistical significance(p s.). * Curcuma longa Linn (Indena Spa, Milan, Italy) extract at a final concentration of 1g/ kg of 4RF21 complete food (200 mg/Kg b.w/day) was administered over 28 days to healthy animals.