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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effect of methanolic leaf extract of D. pentandra on key liver function parameters of Rats having PCM induced hepatotoxicity

From: Hepatoprotective, antihyperglycemic and antidiabetic effects of Dendrophthoe pentandra leaf extract in rats

Groups

AST (U/L)

ALT (U/L)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

Total protein (U/L)

Group I: Control

33.75 ± 7.28*

47.28 ± 5.26*

114.00 ± 2.79*

4.83 ± 1.01*

Group II: PCM 20 mg/kg

127.75 ± 17.18

169.21 ± 16.71

136.50 ± 6.10

8.07 ± 2.09

Group III: SIL 40 mg/kg

40.88 ± 3.42*

45.82 ± 6.59*

116.61 ± 9.89*

2.41 ± 0.54*

Group IV: DPLME 400 mg/kg

108.39 ± 6.30*

129.34 ± 11.06*

112.00 ± 4.30*

5.74 ± 0.84

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 4). * p < 0.05 denotes statistically significant results for a group when it was compared with the PCM group (Group II)