Original Article

Myrica rubra Extracts Protect the Liver from CCl4-Induced Damage

Table 1

Effect of MCE on CCl4-induced acute liver damage in mice.

GroupsAnimals (n)sALT (enzyme unit/100 mL serum)sAST (enzyme unit/100 mL serum)

Normal836.4 ± 8.482.1 ± 23.1
CCl48283.3 ± 128.1**164.9 ± 41.3**
CCl4 + MCEL8198.7 ± 101.9*†128.8 ± 40.1
CCl4 + MCEM8148.2 ± 78.4*†106.9 ± 47.1††
CCl4 + MCEH833.6 ± 7.6††75.4 ± 25.5††
CCl4 + DDB833.5 ± 9.1††96.90 ± 32.4††

* P < .05 versus Normal, **P < .01 versus Normal, P < .05 versus CCl4 group, ††P < .01 versus CCl4 group