A Sargassum fluitans Borgesen Ethanol Extract Exhibits a Hepatoprotective Effect In Vivo in Acute and Chronic Liver Damage Models

Table 2

Effect of S. fluitans ethanol extract on relative liver weight (RLW) and serum biochemical parameters in five groups of a chronic liver damage model in rats. Results are expressed as means ± SD (n = 6). p-Values: ^&<0.01 vs. CCl₄; <0.001 vs. CCl₄; <0.001 vs. control; <0.01 vs. control, according to one-way ANOVA with a Tukey post hoc test.

GROUPs	RLW (g)	AST (U/L)	ALT (U/L)	AP(U/L)	ALB(g/L)
1. Control	2.90 ± 0.07	85.33 ± 16.03	59.00 ± 9.40	120.17 ± 12.67	2.57 ± 0.14
2. EE	2.79 ± 0.06	96.33 ± 23.98	71.67 ± 8.71	117.67 ± 11.31	2.55 ± 0.09
3. CCl4	3.19 ± 0.08	303.17 ± 38.61	194.17 ± 9.83	213.33 ± 34.48	2.20 ± 0.11
4. Sil + CCl4	2.87 ± 0.11	114.50 ± 16.91	102.50 ± 10.52	157.00 ± 26.86	2.36 ± 0.22
5. EE + CCl4	2.88 ± 0.11	90.67 ± 5.68	103.17 ± 14.84	157.67 ± 26.75	2.53 ± 0.15^&