Table 5.

Plasma liver function profiles (mean ± SD).

	OPP treatment (n = 25)	Control treatment (n = 25)
Total protein (g/L)
Day 1	77.72 ± 3.85	77.88 ± 3.77
Day 30	79.28 ± 3.37	78.04 ± 4.99
Day 60	78.80 ± 4.75	79.84 ± 3.87
Albumin (g/L)
Day 1	45.12 ± 1.81	45.08 ± 3.30
Day 30	46.36 ± 1.87	45.72 ± 2.46
Day 60	45.84 ± 2.69	46.24 ± 2.07
Globulin (g/L)
Day 1	32.60 ± 4.12	32.80 ± 3.25
Day 30	32.92 ± 3.58	32.28 ± 4.01
Day 60	32.96 ± 3.98	33.60 ± 3.61
ALP (U/L)
Day 1	62.32 ± 18.65	65.16 ± 15.79
Day 30	69.40 ± 19.93	68.28 ± 16.05
Day 60	63.64 ± 17.22	64.00 ± 16.30
AST (U/L)
Day 1	19.92 ± 4.31	19.68 ± 5.43
Day 30	21.00 ± 3.50	21.04 ± 3.61
Day 60	20.00 ± 6.76	18.92 ± 3.76
ALT (U/L)
Day 1	19.92 ± 11.24	18.76 ± 11.71
Day 30	19.60 ± 9.53	18.96 ± 7.35
Day 60	20.12 ± 13.48	18.16 ± 9.09
GGT (U/L)
Day 1	21.04 ± 13.16	20.40 ± 11.38
Day 30	23.60 ± 11.92	22.68 ± 14.47
Day 60	22.48 ± 12.57	23.16 ± 13.60
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)
Day 1	10.28 ± 4.14	9.28 ± 3.60
Day 30	10.28 ± 4.42	12.20 ± 5.91
Day 60	11.56 ± 5.49	12.36 ± 5.99