Table 3.
Effects of ethanol (Et) and crocin (4 weeks) on biochemical marker levels such as ALT, AST, ALP, Cholesterol, TG, LDL, HDL, FBS, Urea and Creatinine in rats. Data showed as mean±SEM, * P<0.05, *** P<0.001 comparison with control, # P<0.05, ## P<0.01, ### P<0.001 comparison with ethanol treated group, Tukey-Kramer test, n=6
| Group | Control | Ethanol (5 g/kg – 50% v/v) | Crocin 10 mg/kg + Et |
Crocin
20 mg/kg + Et |
Crocin
20 mg/kg |
Crocin 40 mg/kg + Et | Crocin 40 mg/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ALP
(U/L) |
342.0 ± 7.703 | 443.4 ± 22.02 | 441.4 ± 51.56 | 337.0 ± 16.99 | 334.2 ± 27.79 | 334.2 ± 31.79 | 396.0 ± 15.70 |
|
ALT
(U/L) |
60.17 ± 1.833 | 75.40 ± 0.2449 * |
79.00 ± 5.329 | 55.40 ± 2.358 ### |
47.80 ± 1.985 | 74.20 ± 3.929 | 50.80 ± 2.267 |
|
AST
(U/L) |
166.0 ± 1.506 | 224.6 ± 4.045 * |
256.6 ± 15.44 | 163.2 ± 4.329 # |
130.0 ± 2.000 | 233.4 ± 31.94 | 169.4 ± 7.318 |
|
CHOL
(mg/dL) |
67.50 ± 1.500 | 80.80 ± 5.229 | 73.40 ± 4.032 | 72.40 ± 4.654 | 51.40 ± 3.641 | 81.00 ± 5.030 | 69.40 ± 2.694 |
|
TG
(mg/dL) |
44.67 ± 4.702 | 85.60 ± 6.290 *** |
60.80 ± 2.990 ## |
54.60 ± 3.572 ### |
50.40 ± 1.288 | 65.40 ± 5.963 | 55.40 ± 3.530 |
|
HDL
(mg/dL) |
27.17 ± 0.872 | 25.60 ± 1.122 | 27.80 ± 1.281 | 28.40 ± 1.077 | 28.00 ± 0.316 | 24.40 ± 1.600 | 24.40 ± 0.8124 |
|
LDL
(mg/dL) |
7.833 ± 0.307 | 9.600 ± 0.2449 * |
8.000 ± 0.3162 # |
6.800 ± 0.3742 ### |
6.600 ± 0.400 | 8.600 ± 0.4000 | 6.200 ± 0.3742 |
|
FBS
(mg/dL) |
89.83 ± 3.321 | 105.0 ± 2.582 | 108.6 ± 7.960 | 91.00 ± 5.992 | 88.60 ± 4.057 | 104.4 ± 6.524 | 88.80 ± 1.772 |
| 32.41 ± 2.532 | 51.38 ± 5.137 * |
47.36 ± 2.759 | 36.06 ± 3.392 # |
34.14 ± 2.247 | 46.92 ± 3.652 | 43.73 ± 1.851 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.64 ± 0.361 | 1.08 ± 0.137 * |
0.92 ± 0.726 | 0.71 ± 0.528 # |
0.67 ± 0.692 | 0.87 ± 0.146 | 0.81 ± 0.239 |