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. 2013 Nov 18;8(11):e80925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080925

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
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.