Hepatoprotective Effects of Orthosiphon stamineus Extract on Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Cirrhosis in Rats
Table 2
Effect of TAA, Silymarin, and O. stamineus ethanolic extract on biochemical parameters in thioacetamide-Induced liver cirrhosis rats.
Animal group
ALT (IU/L)
AST (IU/L)
ALP (IU/L)
Bilirubin (mg/dl)
T.Protein (g/l)
Albumin (g/l)
MDA nmol/mL
Normal control
64.9 ± 4.19a
164.4 ± 10.74a
109.6 ± 9.80a
1.86 ± 0.1a
74.3 ± 1.15a
12.1 ± 0.51a
38.7 ± 2.6a
TAA Control
213.3 ± 25.98d
372.6 ± 29.98d
435.8 ± 29.78d
8.7 ± 0.57d
60.7 ± 0.97d
8.3 ± 0.57d
107.1 ± 3.7d
HD 200 mg/kg
95.7 ± 9.35b
228.6 ± 14.10b
289.0 ± 14.23c
4.8 ± 0.59b
68.0 ± 2.06c
11.1 ± 0.63c
45.3 ± 3.5b
LD 100 mg/kg
108.0 ± 11.15c
253.4 ± 18.67c
383.6 ± 20.89
6.4 ± 0.72c
64.6 ± 1.29
9.3 ± 0.36
72.6 ± 3.9c
Silymarin 50 mg/kg
70.4 ± 5.60b
171.6 ± 10.19b
139.4 ± 9.54b
3.0 ± 0.31b
70.9 ± 0.91b
11.7 ± 0.68b
40.3 ± 2.8b
All values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of eight rats in each group. Values not sharing a common superscript differ significantly, *. ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, and MDA: malondialdehyde.