Table 1.

Effect of berberine on FS-induced changes in the levels of rat serum biochemical parameters

Groups	Sham	Ber	FS	FS + Ber
Total bilirubin (U/l)	0.62±0.11	0.60±0.11	3.28±0.38***†††	2.25±0.30***†††♯♯♯
Total protein (mg/dl)	6.58±0.44	6.72±0.29	5.24±0.29*†	6.40±0.14♯
Albumin (mg/dl)	4.34±0.22	4.11±0.30	2.74±0.18**††	3.44±0.23♯
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	75.28 ± 6.09	61.85 ± 7.10	31.42 ± 4.94***††	67.71 ± 4.67♯♯
Cholestrol (mg/dl)	47.42 ± 2.99	47.00 ± 2.74	31.28 ± 1.74**††	46.14 ± 4.63♯
Glucose (mg/dl)	127.71 ± 9.30	132.42 ± 8.93	68.14 ± 3.63**†††	126.28 ± 13.56♯♯

^*P<0.05,

^**P<0.01, and

^***P<0.001 as compared to the sham group;

^†P<0.05,

^††P<0.01, and

^†††P<0.001 as compared to the Ber group;

^#P<0.05,

^##P<0.01, and

^###P<0.00, as compared to the FS group

Ber: berberine; FS: ferrous sulfate