Hepatoprotective Potential of Sargassum muticum against STZ-Induced Diabetic Liver Damage in Wistar Rats by Inhibiting Cytokines and the Apoptosis Pathway

Table 3

Effect of the methanolic extract of Sargassum muticum (MESM) on liver function markers in diabetic rats.

Treatment groups	ALP (U/l)	ACP (U/l)	ALT (U/l)	AST (U/l)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5

Group 1: normal control; Group 2: diabetic rat; Group 3: diabetic rat plus treatment with a lower dosage of the MESM; Group 4: diabetic rat plus treatment with a higher dosage of the MESM; Group 5: seaweed control studies. Each value is for six rats in each group (); , extremely significant; , significant when compared to NC; ns: nonsignificant ().