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. 2020 Jun 9;12:137–150. doi: 10.2147/JEP.S248677

Table 4.

Effect of 80% Methanol Extract of the Leaves of Clutia abyssinica on Liver Function and Liver Chemistry of Mice Administered with CCl4

Group AST (IU/L) ALT (IU/L) ALP (IU/L) Total Protein (g/dL) Albumin (mg/dL) Bilirubin (mg/dL)
2%TW80 85.22 ± 2.53 94.02 ± 2.62 150.43 ± 3.61 5.11 ± 0.47 2.35 ± 0.14 1.18 ± 0.22
CCl4 210.38 ± 8.17a*** 221.57 ± 7.40a*** 353.61 ± 8.48a*** 3.21 ± 0.29a** 1.28 ± 0.18a* 3.83 ± 0.41a***
Silymarin + CCl4 90.95 ± 2.85 (95.4)b*** 96.29 ± 3.29 (98.2)b*** 154.87 ± 4.32 (97.8)b*** 5.08 ± 0.18b* 2.32 ± 0.27b* 1.21 ± 0.21b***
Me100 + CCl4 198.82 ± 5.21 (9.2)a***,c***,d***,e*** 210.71 ± 3.88 (8.5)a***,c***,d***,e*** 336.03 ± 4.80 (8.7)a***,c***,d***,e*** 3.78 ± 0.37 1.68 ± 0.23 3.79 ± 0.32a***,c***,d***,e***
Me200 + CCl4 115.63 ± 4.29 (75.7)a**,b***,c* 120.46 ± 2.36 (79.3)a**,b***,c** 192.53 ± 3.69 (79.3)a***,b***,c***,e* 4.86 ± 0.31b* 2.23 ± 0.22 1.26 ± 0.34b***
Me400 + CCl4 97.25 ± 3.23 (90.4)b*** 104.57 ± 3.26 (91.7)b*** 166.78 ± 4.16 (92)b***,d* 5.06 ± 0.44b* 2.28 ± 0.28b* 1.23 ± 0.19b***

Notes: Each value represents mean ± S.E.M; n=6; aAgainst 2%TW80; bAgainst CCl4; cAgainst standard (silymarin); dAgainst Me200 + CCl4; eAgainst Me400 + CCl4; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: Me100, 80% methanol extract 100 mg/kg; Me200, 80% methanol extract 200 mg/kg; Me400, 80% methanol extract 400 mg/kg; silymarin, silymarin 100 mg/kg; CCl4, carbon tetrachloride 2mL/kg; 2%TW80, 2% Tween 80 in water.