Table 5.
Effect of 2 weeks post treatment by NTZ, red and white pomegranate peel on serum protein profile and liver enzymes of Cryptosporidium experimentally infected mice
| Parameters | Animals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy mice | Cryptosporidium experimentally infected mice | ||||
| Infected Non-treated | Two weeks post treatment | ||||
| NTZ | Red pomegranate Peel | White pomegranate Peel | |||
| Total protein (gm%) | 7.34 ± 0.52 | 6.77 ± 0.16 | 6.38 ± 0.66 | 7.32 ± 0.26 | 6.08 ± 0.12 |
| Albumin (gm%) | 3.84 ± 0.02** | 3.35 ± 0.02 | 3.18 ± 0.05 | 3.73 ± 0.31 | 3.61 ± 0.05 |
| Globulin (gm %) | 4.38 ± 0.07 | 4.5 ± 0.06 | 4.3 ± 0.11 | 4.68 ± 0.01* | 4.24 ± 0.06 |
| A\G ratio | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.03 | 0.82 ± 0.04 |
| Cholesterol (mg%) | 174.39 ± 5.4 | 201.65 ± 10 | 175.65 ± 9 | 177.5 ± 4.8 | 187.98 ± 8.47 |
| ALT/GPT (U/L) | 28.3 ± 2.49** | 101.8 ± 4.7 | 87.5 ± 8.8* | 37.8 ± 6.55* | 44.46 ± 8.18* |
| AST/GOT (U/L) | 132.6 ± 5.4** | 263.6 ± 6.3 | 231.2 ± 10 | 149.1 ± 5.82* | 226.3 ± 7.51 |
* and ** Significantly different than infected non-treated group at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively