Therapeutic Effects of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) and Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Biochemical marker values.

Group	FBS (mg/dl)		SOD (unit/ml)	MDA (μm/l)
	Day-7	Day-28
Normal	92 ± 2^‡	94 ± 2^‡	259.6 ± 23.2^‡	0.6 ± 0.0^‡
Diabetic	173 ± 9	178 ± 10	88.1 ± 14.6	1.7 ± 0.2
Milk thistle	151 ± 8^†	165 ± 10	206.2 ± 17.6^‡	1.0 ± 0.1^‡
Artichoke	156 ± 5	167 ± 7	171.7 ± 18.1^†	1.2 ± 0.9^‡

Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 7–9/group). FBS, fasting blood sugar; SOD, superoxide dismutase; MDA, malondialdehyde. Differences were tested by one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test. † versus the diabetic group; ‡ versus the diabetic group.