Table 3.

Effects of S. horneri on the serum parameters of the liver function.

	Normal	HF	HF + ShL	HF + ShH
ALT (IU/L)	32.7 ± 6.7	126.7 ± 23.5 ##	102.4 ± 17.2	40.1 ± 4.9 **
AST (IU/L)	107.4 ± 10.6	155.0 ± 17.4 ##	120.3 ± 10.6	103.0 ± 7.8 *
ALP (IU/L)	223.7 ± 12.3	287.3 ± 27.1 ##	255.8 ± 18.6	195.6 ± 8.8 **
LAP (IU/L)	33.8 ± 1.4	43.6 ± 3.7 #	40.6 ± 2.7	32.1 ± 0.93 *

Each value represents the mean ± SEM for 7–8 mice. Normal, normal diet; HF, high-fat diet; HF + ShL, high-fat diet mixed with 2% S horneri; HF + ShH, high-fat diet mixed with 6% S. horneri. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; LAP, leucine aminopeptidase. Significantly different from the HF group, * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. Significantly different from the Normal group, # p < 0.05; ## p < 0.01.