In Vivo Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Zingiber officinale Rhizomes for Its Protective Effect against Liver Cirrhosis

Table 3

Effects of pretreatment with TAA, silymarin, and ERZO on serum liver biomarkers of experimental rats.

Animal groups	ALP (IU/L)	ALT (IU/L)	AST (IU/L)	GGT (IU/L)
Normal control	100.67±4.96^b	64±1.26^b	174.5±8.11^b	5±0.00^b
TAA control	243.83±18.33^a	209.83±5.23^a	322.16±6.17^a	12±0.00^a
HD 500 mg/kg	119.67±3.72^ab	63.83±7.25^b	180.83±1.94^b	6.67±0.55^ab
LD 250 mg/kg	218.83±16.58^a	82.5±3.09^ab	227.83±4.62^b	6.83±0.16^b
Silymarin 50 mg/kg	132.66±10.44^b	70.3±4.92^b	184.33±7.9^b	7±0.00^ab

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Means among groups (𝑛=6 rats/group) show significant difference.
^b𝑃<0.05 compared to TAA control group, and ^a𝑃<0.05 compared to normal control group.