Table 2. Effect of vitamins A and E on the activities of some liver function diagnostic serum indices in female rats exposed to gasoline vapors.
Group | ALT (U/L) | AST (U/L) | GGT (U/L) | ALP (U/L) | Bilirubin (µmol/L) | Total Protein (mg/dl) |
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V (Fc) | 9.35 ± 2.06 | 20.02 ± 2.46 | 27.73 ± 2.83 | 268.85 ± 13.12 | 2.56 ± 0.85 | 5.96 ± 1.82 |
VI (Ft) | 27.18 ± 2.31* | 41.01 ± 1.46* | 90.01 ± 4.32* | 411.63 ± 17.42* | 8.38 ± 1.32* | 2.55 ± 2.74* |
VII (FvitA) | 10.02 ± 2.24+,# | 21.68 ± 2.06+,# | 28.58 ± 2.83+,# | 271.16 ± 18.15+,# | 3.38 ± 2.10+,# | 5.58 ± 2.60+,# |
VIII (FvitE) | 8.46 ± 2.53**,# | 18.26 ± 1.23**,# | 26.86 ± 2.06**,# | 266.94 ± 20.52**,# | 2.26 ± 0.3 **,# | 6.82 ± 2.56**,# |
Values are presented as mean ± SEM, n = 6, *P < 0.05 compared with group I (control); +P < 0.05 compared with group II; **P < 0.05 compared with group III; #P > 0.05 compared with group I. Fc = female control; Ft = female test, exposed to gasoline vapours only; FvitA = female test treated with vitamin A; FvitE = female test treated with vitamin E.