Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Effects of the Tragopogon porrifolius Methanolic Extract

Table 3

Effect of T. porrifolius methanolic extract on the activities of liver function enzymes in serum. Values denote mean ± SEM ().

Group		AST; (U/L)	ALT; (U/L)	LDH; (U/L)
I	Normal (no treatment)	61.83 ± 2.44	33.44 ± 2.63	312.74 ± 53.27
II	T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg	60.76 ± 0.86	35.58 ± 1.20	315.2 ± 16.74
III	T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg	67.81 ± 1.54	38.35 ± 2.45	369.37 ± 27.17
IV	CCl4/olive oil	137.57 ± 9.03	66.30 ± 4.10	798.40 ± 53.57
V	DMSO + CCl4/olive oil	122.89 ± 14.22	58.62 ± 4.24	727.53 ± 96.12
VI	T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil	89.83 ± 8.20^∗	48.12 ± 5.71	505.63 ± 62.30^∗
VII	T. porrifolius 100 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil	73.5 ± 1.86^∗	39.96 ± 2.63^∗	372.38 ± 28.12^∗
VIII	T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg + CCl4	59.30 ± 5.82^∗	28.87 ± 5.65^∗	282.37 ± 17.97^∗

^∗ < 0.05 with respect to the group that received DMSO and CCl₄.