Research Article

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 groupALT (IU/L)AST (IU/L)ALP (IU/L)Bilirubin (mg/dl)T.Protein (g/l)Albumin (g/l)MDA nmol/mL

Normal control64.9 ± 4.19a164.4 ± 10.74a109.6 ± 9.80a1.86 ± 0.1a74.3 ± 1.15a12.1 ± 0.51a38.7 ± 2.6a
TAA Control213.3 ± 25.98d372.6 ± 29.98d435.8 ± 29.78d8.7 ± 0.57d60.7 ± 0.97d8.3 ± 0.57d107.1 ± 3.7d
HD 200 mg/kg95.7 ± 9.35b228.6 ± 14.10b289.0 ± 14.23c4.8 ± 0.59b68.0 ± 2.06c11.1 ± 0.63c45.3 ± 3.5b
LD 100 mg/kg108.0 ± 11.15c253.4 ± 18.67c383.6 ± 20.896.4 ± 0.72c64.6 ± 1.299.3 ± 0.3672.6 ± 3.9c
Silymarin 50 mg/kg70.4 ± 5.60b171.6 ± 10.19b139.4 ± 9.54b3.0 ± 0.31b70.9 ± 0.91b11.7 ± 0.68b40.3 ± 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.