Bees’ Honey Attenuation of Metanil-Yellow-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats

Figure 4

Effect of bees’ honey on IL-1β levels of rat liver treated with metanil yellow. Group 1, control group; groups 2–4, rats treated with 50, 100, and 200 mg metanil yellow/kg body weight for 8 weeks, respectively; groups 5–7, rat groups treated with 50, 100, and 200 mg metanil yellow/kg body weight plus 2.5 g/kg bees honey daily for 8 weeks, respectively. All values were expressed as mean ± S.D. of triplicate tests (𝑛=10). ^a𝑃<0.05 versus group1, ^b𝑃<0.05 versus group 2, ^c𝑃<0.05 versus group 3, ^d𝑃<0.05 versus group 4.