Table 2.

– APAP and its related conjugates in the plasma and the liver of the rats.

	APAP	APAP + EGCG
Plasma (us/ml)
APAP	371.2± 126.2	387.5± 62.9
APAP-glucuronate	135.9± 10.0	83.5± 24.9*
APAP-sulfate	42.2± 3.4	36.9± 3.0*
APAP-glutathione	18.3± 2.2	10.7± 2.9*
Liver (us/s liver)
APAP	116.4± 58.1	45.9± 18.6*
APAP-glucuronate	55.5± 3.5	32.2± 12.4*
APAP-sulfate	11.0± 0.8	10.3± 0.6
APAP-glutathione	58.2± 28.4	17.6± 4.1*
APAP protein adducts	40.5± 3.1	39.4± 2.7

Results are expressed as the mean± S.D. of six rats in each dietary group. The amount of EGCG in the diet was 0.54 % (w/w).

*Significantly different from APAP group, P < 0.05.