Table 1.

ALT and AST activities in plasma of aspartame-treated mice. Effect of NAC.

	Control	ASP	ASP+NAC
ALT (IU/L)	45.6±3.5	78.4±6.8*	56±2.7#
AST (IU/L)	209±46	304±26*	284±41

The number of mice per group was 6. Results are expressed as mean±SD. The statistical difference is indicated as follows:

^*P<0.05 versus control.

^#P<0.05 versus ASP. ASP, aspartame; NAC, N-acetylcysteine.