Assessment of the Protective Effect of Lepidium sativum against Aluminum-Induced Liver and Kidney Effects in Albino Rat
Table 4
Comparison of liver functions in the serum of different studied groups.
Parameters
Control
LS-treated
AlCl3-treated
AlCl3 then LS
AlCl3 plus LS
AST (U/L)
105.82±11.02
104.36±25.41
154.43±22.26
131.63±26.15
133.25±7.12
Significance
P#=0.871
P#=0.001
P#<0.006 P##=0.014
P#=0.004 P##=0.022 P###=0.857
ALT (U/L)
61.41±5.50
55.17±7.79
101.12±6.64
78.93±9.60
84.19±5.91
Significance
P#=0.060
P#<0.001
P#<0.001 P##<0.001
P#<0.001 P##<0.001 P###=0.111
ALP (U/L)
193.00±22.98
183.10±11.97
92.50±14.21
140.70±15.84
138.00±19.11
Significance
P#=0.206
P#<0.001
P#<0.001 P##<0.001
P#<0.001 P##<0.001 P###=0.728
Total proteins (g/L)
5.90±0.31
5.80±0.30
5.31±0.18
5.62±0.32
5.68±0.19
Significance
P#=0.41
P#<0.001
P#=0.03 P##=0.013
P#=0.072 P##=0.004 P###=0.642
Albumin (g/L)
3.10±0.26
3.12±0.22
2.80±0.12
3.02±0.15
2.96±0.13
Significance
P#=0.798
P#<0.001
P#=0.332 P##=0.008
P#=0.082 P##=0.055 P###=0.430
Total bilirubin (U/L)
0.057±0.009
0.049±0.007
0.090±0.015
0.064±0.022
0.073±0.013
Significance
P#=0.25
P#<0.001
P#=0.29 P##<0.001
P#=0.015 P##=0.012 P###=0.156
Data are expressed as mean +/- standard deviation. Comparison was made using One Way ANOVA test (LSD). P#: p value of comparison versus control; P##: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 group; P###: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 then LS group.
