Subchronic Study of a White Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Extract with α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity

Table 4

Serum biochemical examination of rats treated with white kidney beans on day 90.

Dose (g/kg)	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	TC (mmol/L)	TG (mmol/L)	TP (g/L)	ALB (g/L)	GLU (mmol/L)	BUN (mmol/L)	Cr (μmol/L)
Male
4	63.10 ± 18.63	104.51 ± 11.16	2.10 ± 0.26	1.03 ± 0.31	71.69 ± 4.96	35.83 ± 3.25	5.23 ± 0.53	7.21 ± 0.86	53.03 ± 4.65
2	64.14 ± 13.16	107.46 ± 6.80	2.09 ± 0.26	1.01 ± 0.21	71.82 ± 3.58	36.33 ± 1.82	5.34 ± 0.62	6.82 ± 0.77	54.26 ± 3.74
1	53.54 ± 16.30	99.78 ± 10.90	1.98 ± 0.36	1.39 ± 0.45	68.07 ± 4.58	37.14 ± 2.42	5.45 ± 0.53	7.37 ± 1.35	56.39 ± 6.26
Control	58.18 ± 15.35	100.76 ± 8.42	2.07 ± 0.42	1.02 ± 0.41	69.75 ± 6.72	37.28 ± 2.83	5.85 ± 1.01	6.69 ± 1.11	53.78 ± 3.56
Female
4	58.97 ± 18.14	109.34 ± 8.17	2.09 ± 0.24	1.12 ± 0.25	71.95 ± 5.49	35.75 ± 2.76	5.15 ± 0.65	7.24 ± 1.06	56.69 ± 3.89
2	52.80 ± 8.68	104.66 ± 5.66	2.14 ± 0.43	1.02 ± 0.23	72.47 ± 4.97	36.58 ± 2.56	5.75 ± 0.76	6.71 ± 1.12	54.16 ± 3.87
1	42.99 ± 13.78	101.81 ± 10.00	2.10 ± 0.16	1.17 ± 0.30	71.60 ± 3.33	37.43 ± 3.18	5.22 ± 0.69	6.94 ± 1.21	58.09 ± 9.95
Control	46.43 ± 10.56	102.20 ± 7.76	2.07 ± 0.13	1.09 ± 0.21	71.26 ± 3.39	37.76 ± 4.32	5.35 ± 0.40	6.90 ± 1.39	54.51 ± 5.29

Note: values represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 10). ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLU, glucose; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CR, creatinine. Values of the treatment groups did not differ statistically from the control according to one-way ANOVA at .