Table 1.
Sequential changes of biochemical tests before and after embolization
|
Day 0 |
Day 1 |
Day 25 |
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| Gelfoam | Embosphere | Microsphere | Gelfoam | Embosphere | Microsphere | Gelfoam | Embosphere | Microsphere | |
| (n = 8) | (n = 8) | (n = 8) | (n = 8) | (n = 8) | (n = 8) | (n = 7) | (n = 8) | (n = 8) | |
| AST | 27.8 ± 15.3 | 24.4 ± 9.9 | 29.5 ± 12.3 | 56.4 ± 30.8a,c | 34.9 ± 16.7a | 103.0 ± 80.4b | 23.1 ± 10.5 | 30.1 ± 20.6 | 35.4 ± 10.8 |
| ALT | 48.3 ± 23.9 | 34.8 ± 12.1 | 44.4 ± 20.6 | 58.9 ± 20.1 | 46.4 ± 17.3 | 51.5 ± 26.7 | 34.3 ± 19.6a,c | 22.8 ± 12.6c | 40.8 ± 17.0c |
| T-BIL | 0.38 ± 0.15 | 0.40 ± 0.23 | 0.39 ± 0.15 | 0.29 ± 0.20 | 0.73 ± 1.00 | 0.68 ± 0.58 | 0.40 ± 0.14 | 0.39 ± 0.22 | 0.56 ± 0.34 |
| BUN | 12.1 ± 11.6 | 8.7 ± 6.4 | 8.5 ± 3.5 | 19.4 ± 9.4 | 18.3 ± 8.5 | 16.4 ± 9.2 | 8.7 ± 7.2 | 7.2 ± 4.1 | 10.5 ± 4.6 |
| Cr | 0.85 ± 0.19 | 0.75 ± 0.27 | 0.81 ± 0.21 | 0.84 ± 0.17 | 0.73 ± 0.28 | 0.86 ± 0.25 | 1.03 ± 0.26 | 0.86 ± 0.33 | 0.91 ± 0.18 |
a,c
P < 0.05 by one way ANOVA test with LSD post-hoc test. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; T-BIL: Total bilirubin; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; Cr: Creatinine.