Research Article

Evaluation of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Cardiospermum halicacabum (L.) on Fertility of Male Rats

Table 6

Serum levels of alkaline phosphates, acid phosphates, ALT, AST, GGT, and total proteins in animals treated with 200 mg/mL (group A), 100 mg/mL (group B) ALE, and the control (group C).

Serum parametersGroup AGroup BGroup C (control)

Reno toxicity
Serum urea (g/dL)15.25 ± 2.1015.91 ± 1.5017.36 ± 1.73
Creatinine (g/dL)0.26 ± 0.210.31 ± 0.060.26 ± 0.09
Total protein (g/dL)5.85 ± 0.996.98 ± 0.206.79 ± 0.51

Hepatotoxicity
Alkaline phosphates (U/L)159.24 ± 13.90161.22 ± 18.54189.63 ± 22.10
Acid phosphates (U/L)71.31 ± 8.7178.51 ± 11.6793.60 ± 13.96
ALT (U/L)21.60 ± 3.3821.20 ± 2.2023.53 ± 2.64
AST (U/L)22.04 ± 4.4024.69 ± 6.6922.86 ± 8.13
GGT (U/L)6.43 ± 1.377.63 ± 0.748.34 ± 1.54

Data expressed as mean ± SE. .