Table 5.
The effects of the stingless bee honey treatment on levels of liver enzymes in SD rats after daily administration of stingless bee honey (SBH) for a period of six weeks.
| Parameters | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Group 1 (ND) |
Group 2 (Obese rats; HFD) |
Group 3 (Obese rats; HFD+1000 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 4 (Obese rats; HFD+750 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 5 (Obese rats; HFD+500 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 6 (Obese rats; HFD+ orlistat) |
|
| Alkaline Phosphatase (U/L) | 89.8 ± 4.8 | 187.3 ± 26.9a | 104.2 ± 25.2b | 122.0 ± 9.3b | 140.5 ± 9.0 | 128.3 ± 20.9 |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase (U/L) | 195.8 ± 14.3 | 389.7 ± 45.7a | 154.5 ± 19.0b | 183.33 ± 18.0b | 206.3 ± 18.9b | 334.5 ± 23.2a |
| Alanine Aminotransferase (U/L) | 55.0 ± 5.7 | 118.8 ± 32.7a | 51.0 ± 4.9b | 56.3 ± 5.6b | 64.8 ± 8.6 | 53.3 ± 2.1b |
Results are presented as means ± SEM, n = 7.
Values are statistically significant at p < 0.05.
Note: asignificantly different compared to normal control rats (group 1). bSignificantly different compared to control obese rats (group 2).
ND: normal diet; HFD: high-fat diet; SBH: stingless bee honey.