Table 3.
Effect of T. porrifolius methanolic extract on the activities of liver function enzymes in serum. Values denote mean ± SEM (n = 6).
| Group | AST (U/L) |
ALT (U/L) |
LDH (U/L) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Normal (no treatment) | 61.83 ± 2.44 | 33.44 ± 2.63 | 312.74 ± 53.27 |
| II | T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg | 60.76 ± 0.86 | 35.58 ± 1.20 | 315.2 ± 16.74 |
| III | T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg | 67.81 ± 1.54 | 38.35 ± 2.45 | 369.37 ± 27.17 |
| IV | CCl4/olive oil | 137.57 ± 9.03 | 66.30 ± 4.10 | 798.40 ± 53.57 |
| V | DMSO + CCl4/olive oil | 122.89 ± 14.22 | 58.62 ± 4.24 | 727.53 ± 96.12 |
| VI | T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil | 89.83 ± 8.20∗ | 48.12 ± 5.71 | 505.63 ± 62.30∗ |
| VII | T. porrifolius 100 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil | 73.5 ± 1.86∗ | 39.96 ± 2.63∗ | 372.38 ± 28.12∗ |
| VIII | T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg + CCl4 | 59.30 ± 5.82∗ | 28.87 ± 5.65∗ | 282.37 ± 17.97∗ |
∗ P < 0.05 with respect to the group that received DMSO and CCl4.