Hepatoprotective and Antiviral Efficacy of Acacia mellifera Leaves Fractions against Hepatitis B Virus

Table 3

Biochemical parameters of rat liver after treatment with A. mellifera (AM) crude ethanolic extract.

Treatment group	Dose mg/kg	TP (mg/dL)	MDA (nmol/g)	NP-SH (mg/dL)
Normal		95.84 ± 6.27	0.96 ± 0.11	8.16 ± 0.42
CCl4	1.25 mL/kg	30.78 ± 3.13^***a	8.55 ± 1.07^***a	4.25 ± 0.42^***a
AM + CCl4	250	36.21 ± 3.22^b	5.57 ± 0.77^*b	6.20 ± 0.56^*b
AM + CCl4	500	56.63 ± 3.80^***b	2.257 ± 0.20^***b	6.28 ± 0.48^*b
Silymarin + CCl4	10	56.64 ± 7.61^***b	2.87 ± 0.64^***b	7.36 ± 0.54^**b

All values represent mean ± SEM. ^*; ^**; ^***; ANOVA, followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. ^aAs compared with normal group. ^bAs compared with CCl₄ only group.