Table 4.
Treatment (mg/kg) | Serum proteins (mg/dl) | Albumin (mg/dl) | Globulin (mg/dl) | BUN (mg/dl) | Serum nitrite (µM/ml) |
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Control | 78.06 ± 0.361b | 19.70 ± 0.889b | 58.36 ± 1.246b | 9.167 ± 0.033b | 41.50 ± 0.764b |
DOX | 37.95 ± 0.396a | 9.367 ± 0.73a | 28.59 ± 1.115a | 23.17 ± 0.561a | 82.37 ± 0.797a |
AHE alone | 79.06 ± 0.554b | 19.93 ± 0.636b | 59.12 ± 1.078b | 9.133 ± 0.033b | 41.20 ± 0.611b |
DOX + AHE (200) | 52.19 ± 0.384a,b,d | 15.23 ± 0.176a**,b | 36.95 ± 0.40a,b,d | 17.07 ± 0.23a,b,d | 62.67 ± 0.921a,b,d |
DOX + AHE (400) | 73.32 ± 0.439a,b,c | 17.78 ± 0.174b | 55.54 ± 0.425b,c | 12.53 ± 0.484a,b,c | 48.13 ± 0.962a,b,c |
DOX + Sily | 74.62 ± 0.50a**,b | 17.87 ± 0.233b | 56.75 ± 0.333b | 12.37 ± 0.367a,b | 47.23 ± 0.535a**,b |
Values expressed as mean ± SEM. a: Significance at p < 0.0001 Vs. control group, b: Significance at p < 0.0001 Vs. Doxorubicin (DOX) group, c: Significance at p < 0.0001 of DOX + AHE 400 mg/kg group Vs. DOX + AHE 200 mg/kg group. d: Significance at p < 0.0001 of AHE co-treatment groups Vs DOX + Sily group. **: Significant difference at p < 0.05 and p < 0.001 respectively. Non-significant difference (p > 0.05) was recorded between control and AHE alone treated group in all parameters. (One way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests). Sily-Silymarin.