Research Article

Effect of Resveratrol on Hematological and Biochemical Alterations in Rats Exposed to Fluoride

Table 2

Plasma biochemical constituents in control and experimental groups.

Control ResveratrolFluorideFluoride + resveratrolP values

ALT (U/L)10.25 ± 3.72b11.86 ± 2.25b33.58 ± 6.73a23.72 ± 4.76ab0.006
AST (U/L)95.01 ± 11.9184.62 ± 9.86112.34 ± 9.9594.84 ± 4.72NS
ALP (U/L)399.10 ± 88.83290.64 ± 18.05385.12 ± 41.22338.46 ± 29.43NS
Cholesterol (mg/dL)41.81 ± 3.2946.79 ± 5.3446.27 ± 2.0056.72 ± 3.74NS
Albumin (g/dL)2.92 ± 0.162.56 ± 0.202.64 ± 0.202.66 ± 0.21NS
Ca (mg/dL)10.24 ± 0.679.85 ± 0.718.12 ± 0.448.50 ± 0.64NS
Pi (mg/dL)8.62 ± 0.32a8.79 ± 0.74a4.64 ± 0.65c6.45 ± 0.31b0.000

The data were expressed as mean ± standard error. Data having different superscript letter within the same row were statistically different from each other. NS: not significant.