Table 6.
Effect of ethanol extract of propolis on serum enzyme activities in high-fat diet fed mice.
| Parameters | Units | Treatments 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | HFD | HFD + EEP | EEP | ||
| AST | (U/L) | 170.44 ± 16.09 | 288.07 ± 18.70 *,▼ | 232.04 ± 15.44 * | 119.66 ± 15.95 *,∇,▼ |
| ALT | (U/L) | 85.81 ± 1.72 | 104.37 ± 3.07 *,▼ | 94.10 ± 2.95 * | 71.96 ± 2.06 *,∇,▼ |
| ALP | (U/L) | 384.23 ± 18.11 | 491.34 ± 17.61 *,▼ | 409.99 ± 16.85 * | 274.07 ± 16.44 *,∇,▼ |
| LDH | (U/L) | 1433.51 ± 83.50 | 2276.18 ± 89.08 *,▼ | 1863.71 ± 86.51 * | 1094.76 ± 84.45 *,∇,▼ |
1 Mice were given HFD, HFD + EEP at a dose 50 mg/kg or EEP (50 mg/kg) once daily for 30 days by a single intragastric application. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Number of mice per groups: nine. * Significantly different from the control group (* p ≤ 0.05). ∇ Significantly different from the HFD group (∇ p ≤ 0.05). ▼ Significantly different from the HFD + EEP group (▼ p ≤ 0.05). AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. U/L: units per litre, 1 U (μmol/min) is defined as the amount of the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of one micromole of substrate per minute under the specified conditions of the assay method.