Hepatoprotective Activity of Dried- and Fermented-Processed Virgin Coconut Oil

Table 2

Effects of VCOA and VCOB on the hepatic enzymes levels in serum of PCM-treated rats.

Group	Hepatic enzyme Level (U/L)
	ALT	AST	ALP
NS + Vehicle	2.03 ± 0.77^a	2.75±0.19^a	162.27±2.63^a
NS + PCM	18.88±1.29^b	22.50±3.86^b	311.55±14.79^b
Silymarin + PCM	4.21 ± 0.92^a	3.84 ± 0.73^a	177.41±10.85^a
1 mL/kg VCOA + PCM	14.73±2.65^b	17.50±0.35^b	291.45±17.52^b
5 mL/kg VCOA + PCM	16.48±1.99^b	17.76±0.96^b	295.38±17.76^b
10 mL/kg VCOA + PCM	7.90 ± 0.71^c	6.97 ± 0.96^c	192.23±8.88^a
1 mL/kg VCOB + PCM	14.68±0.94^b	18.46±3.73^b	295.70±15.73^b
5 mL/kg VCOB + PCM	13.91±1.02^b	19.20±2.03^b	295.56±35.62^b
10 mL/kg VCOB + PCM	7.73 ± 0.83^c	8.06 ± 0.17^c	189.28±8.85^a

Values are mean ± S.E.M. Means with different letters differ significantly (𝑃<.05).