Table 5.
Biochemical parameters for various experimental groups (1 month).
| Groups | C | nCB | CB10 | CB40 | ANOVA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-ratio | P-value | |||||
| AST (U/ml) | 37.2 ± 3.32b | 47.5 ± 2.78a | 39 ± 1.75 | 42.5 ± 4.25 | 2.075 | NS |
| ALT (U/ml) | 13.0 ± 0.7bcd | 9.0 ± 1.03a | 8.3 ± 1.20a | 8.1 ± 1.15a | 4.830 | 0.011 |
| ALP (IU/l) | 120 ± 3.03bcd | 154 ± 9.83a | 149 ± 6.15a | 146 ± 8.9a | 4.134 | 0.020 |
| LDH (U/l) | 691 ± 10.1cd | 658 ± 20.9d | 615 ± 24.5a | 590 ± 29.2ab | 4.062 | 0.021 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.26 ± 0.09 | 2.90 ± 0.14d | 2.98 ± 0.18d | 3.67 ± 0.14bc | 5.992 | 0.004 |
| Total protein (g/dl) | 6.73 ± 0.28bc | 5.93 ± 0.12a | 5.22 ± 0.32ad | 6.04 ± 0.25c | 5.980 | 0.004 |
| CK-MB (U/l) | 88.8 ± 6.2cd | 84.0 ± 5.7d | 70.7 ± 6.4a | 64.2 ± 5.2ab | 3.734 | ≤ 0.05 |
| Urea (mg/dl) | 33.7 ± 2.3b | 43.9 ± 1.8acd | 33.4 ± 1.4b | 30.1 ± 2.2b | 9.517 | ≤ 0.001 |
| UA (mg/dl) | 2.35 ± 0.10 | 2.81 ± 0.19 | 2.41 ± 0.33 | 2.36 ± 0.24 | 0.920 | NS |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.526 ± 0.0bc | 0.689 ± 0.03ad | 0.673 ± 0.03ad | 0.521 ± 0.03bc | 12.254 | ≤ 0.001 |
| BUN | 15.7 ± 1.07b | 20.5 ± 0.82acd | 15.6 ± 0.66b | 14.1 ± 1.01b | 9.517 | ≤ 0.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 51.7 ± 2.6bcd | 78.7 ± 3.9ad | 70.2 ± 2.8a | 63.0 ± 2.6ab | 14.543 | ≤ 0.001 |
| TSH (µg/dl) | 1.024 ± 0.04cd | 0.993 ± 0.06cd | 0.734 ± 0.04abd | 0.578 ± 0.02abc | 24.168 | ≤ 0.001 |
| FT3 (pmol/l) | 8.83 ± 0.60bcd | 7.92 ± 0.44acd | 7.35 ± 0.53ab | 6.18 ± 0.40ab | 4.993 | = 0.01 |
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 2.03 ± 0.2cd | 1.99 ± 0.1cd | 1.52 ± 0.09ab | 1.48 ± 0.09ab | 4.065 | ≤ 0.05 |
Values are expressed as mean ± S.E, value (a) is significantly different as compared with the control group, value (b) is significantly different as compared with nCB, value (c) is significantly different as compared with CB10, and value (d) is significantly different as compared with CB40.
ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CK-MB creatine kinase–MB, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, F T3 free triiodothyronine, UA uric acid, BUN blood urea nitrogen.