Table 3.
Biochemical parameters of mice sera after 4 weeks of treatment.
| Parameters | WT (n = 8) |
LD (n = 8) |
WT + T (n = 8) |
LD + T (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP (U/L ± SD) | 83.1 ± 8.7 | 100.9 ± 7.6 | 89.1 ± 7.3 | 70.9 ± 7.9 |
| ALT (U/L ± SD) | 40.3 ± 5.5 | 35.7 ± 4.9 | 31.3 ± 5.9 | 36.9 ± 7.6 |
| AST (U/L ± SD) | 182.5 ± 10.2 | 257.8 ± 14.3 | 162.7 ± 11.5 | 141.9 ± 9.9 |
| GGT (U/L) | <3 | <3 | <3 | <3 |
| Total bilirubin (µmol/L) | <3.4 | <3.4 | <3.4 | <3.4 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L ± SD) | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 3.3 ± 0.2 |
| Glucose (mmol/L ± SD) | 6.3 ± 0.6 | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 5.8 ± 0.8 |
| BUN (mmol/L ± SD) | 8.6 ± 1.1 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 9.5 ± 1.1 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | <26.5 | <26.5 | <26.5 | <26.5 |
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; LD, mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (intradermal injection with 104 spirochetes/mouse); LD + T, mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (intradermal injection with 104 spirochetes/mouse) and fed with plant-based diet for 4 weeks; SD, standard deviation; WT, control mice; WT + T, control mice fed with plant-based diet for 4 weeks.