Research Article

Antidiabetic Effect of Sida cordata in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 6

Effect of SCEE on liver serum markers level in alloxan induced diabetic animal.

TreatmentALT (U/L)AST (U/L)ALP (U/L)

Normal control37.5 ± 2.0d42.6 ± 2.5d57.3 ± 2.5e
Diabetic + glibenclamide40.3 ± 1.5cd51.0 ± 1.0cd66.0 ± 3.6de
Diabetic control85.0 ± 5.0a105.0 ± 5.0a112.0 ± 2.6a
Diabetic + SCEE 150 mg/kg65.0 ± 5.0b84.3 ± 5.1b78.6 ± 5.1bc
Diabetic + SCEE 300 mg/kg42.6 ± 2.5cd55.0 ± 5.0c62.3 ± 2.5de

Values expressed as means ± SD. Means ± SD with different superscript (a–e) letters within the column indicate significant difference ( < 0.05). SCEE: S. cordata ethyl acetate fraction.