Table 3.
Effect of MESC and silymarin on plasma caspase 2, cytokeratin 18 (CK18), and liver TNF-α, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and catalase (CAT) in experimental rats.
| Gps | Caspase 2 (pg/mL) |
CK18 (U/L) |
TNF-α (ng/g Tissue) ×1000 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) |
CAT (cat/g Protein) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gp I | 72.92 ± 6.76 a | 646.23 ± 22.61 a | 3.21 ± 0.20 a | 41.97 ± 3.49 a | 68.14 ± 5.33 a |
| Gp II | 252.59 ± 12.53 b | 900.29 ± 19.79 b | 9.46 ± 1.16 b | 91.22 ± 4.50 b | 33.80 ± 3.21 b |
| Gp III | 145.59 ± 10.50 c | 635.76 ± 2.95 c | 4.57 ± 0.37 c | 41.85 ± 2.99 a | 51.24 ± 4.81 c |
| Gp IV | 113.84 ± 10.36 c | 691.70 ± 21.70 c | 3.29 ± 0.24 a | 43.73 ± 3.91 a | 55.68 ± 4.58 c |
Data shown are mean ± standard deviation (n = 10). Data followed by the same letter within the same parameter are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.