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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effects of XNE on serum biochemical parameters in male and female rats during the 90-day safety assessments

From: Safety assessment of the standardized aqueous extract from solid-state cultured Xylaria nigripes (Wuling Shen) in rats

Parameters

Control

Low

Medium

High

Male

 AST (U/L)

108.3 ± 28.8

120.2 ± 24.9

112.9 ± 15.0

115.9 ± 23.9

 ALT (U/L)

49.20 ± 20.81

56.30 ± 15.59

46.2 ± 8.93

51.40 ± 7.92

 ALP (U/L)

110.5 ± 25.6

119.4 ± 30.4

105.4 ± 16.6

106.0 ± 18.8

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.45 ± 0.08

0.48 ± 0.11

0.49 ± 0.11

0.41 ± 0.07

 Total protein (g/dL)

6.50 ± 0.36

6.36 ± 0.21

6.41 ± 0.21

6.30 ± 0.24

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.60 ± 0.21

3.57 ± 0.12

3.54 ± 0.16

3.52 ± 0.18

 BUN (mg/dL)

12.18 ± 2.95

10.55 ± 2.29

13.11 ± 1.96

12.68 ± 2.09

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.62 ± 0.09

0.60 ± 0.08

0.61 ± 0.05

0.64 ± 0.10

 Glucose (mg/dl)

300.9 ± 107.7

354.8 ± 109.2

253.4 ± 59.3

259.9 ± 83.1

 Sodium (mmol/L)

142.1 ± 2.8

141.5 ± 2.0

141.3 ± 1.9

141.3 ± 1.5

 Potassium (mmol/L)

9.67 ± 5.48

9.61 ± 1.85

9.66 ± 2.71

9.62 ± 2.23

 Calcium (mmol/L)

12.25 ± 0.35

12.16 ± 0.58

11.79 ± 0.57

11.91 ± 0.62

 Chloride (mmol/L)

94.30 ± 2.36

95.10 ± 1.52

94.50 ± 1.27

94.00 ± 1.05

 Phosphorus (mmol/L)

14.32 ± 4.14

14.16 ± 3.87

14.16 ± 4.31

14.86 ± 4.34

Female

 AST (U/L)

157.9 ± 51.3

167.9 ± 207.2

137.4 ± 60.1

122.7 ± 19.3

 ALT (U/L)

67.70 ± 27.31

62.10 ± 49.36

53.00 ± 33.21

47.20 ± 13.13

 ALP (U/L)

60.00 ± 18.07

67.40 ± 24.26

57.3 ± 18.39

49.90 ± 12.4

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.52 ± 0.13

0.45 ± 0.11

0.54 ± 0.13

0.45 ± 0.13

 Total protein (g/dL)

6.97 ± 0.27

6.83 ± 0.36

6.97 ± 0.19

7.01 ± 0.50

 Albumin (g/dL)

4.13 ± 0.17

4.15 ± 0.17

4.18 ± 0.18

4.20 ± 0.31

 BUN (mg/dL)

12.21 ± 2.01

13.26 ± 3.00

14.72 ± 2.58

13.85 ± 1.39

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.71 ± 0.12

0.64 ± 0.10

0.65 ± 0.08

0.66 ± 0.09

 Glucose (mg/dl)

230.5 ± 165.3

275.1 ± 121.2

190.2 ± 87.8

222.5 ± 124.0

 Sodium (mmol/L)

137.7 ± 4.4

139.3 ± 1.4

138.7 ± 1.8

139.9 ± 1.9

 Potassium (mmol/L)

13.50 ± 5.48

8.76 ± 2.85

10.94 ± 3.03

8.66 ± 2.05

 Calcium (mmol/L)

12.59 ± 0.74

12.07 ± 0.93

12.05 ± 0.52

12.24 ± 0.45

 Chloride (mmol/L)

96.60 ± 1.17

95.40 ± 3.17

96.60 ± 1.35

95.40 ± 1.78

 Phosphorus (mmol/L)

17.25 ± 4.37

13.43 ± 6.06

13.84 ± 4.63

12.89 ± 4.69

  1. Key: Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 10). AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, BUN Blood urea nitrogen