Table 5.
Effect of different treatments on total bilirubin and total protein.
| Groups | Total Bilirubin, Percent * | Total Protein, Percent * |
|---|---|---|
| Normal control | 0.72 ± 0.03 a | 6.18 ± 0.25 d |
| Negative control | 1.31 ± 0.06 c, 80.7% (↑) | 4.78 ± 0.16 b,c, 22.7% (↓) |
| MTX treated group | 2.06 ± 0.07 f, 58.9% (↑) | 3.92 ± 0.11 a, 18% (↓) |
| Ethanolic extract (100 mg/Kg b.wt) | 1.05 ± 0.04 b, 19% (↓) | 5.08 ± 0.28 c, 6.2% (↑) |
| Ethanolic extract (200 mg/Kg b.wt) | 0.91 ± 0.037 b, 31% (↓) | 5.83 ± 0.22 d, 22% (↑) |
| MTX + ethanolic extract (100 mg/Kg b.wt) | 1.91 ± 0.06 e, 43.1% (↑) | 4.24 ± 0.18 b,c, 11.3% (↓) |
| MTX + ethanolic extract (200 mg/Kg b.wt) | 1.65 ± 0.07 d, 27.1% (↑) | 4.58 ± 0.16 a,b, 4.2% (↓) |
* percentage increase or inhibition. Total bilirubin (mg/dL); Total protein (g/dL) Values are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 6 rats). In the same column, the presence of different letters (a–f) indicating a significant difference between groups using ANOVA in SPSS software (at p < 0.05), the letter “a” is the nearest result to the control while letter ”f” is the furthest from the control group.