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Zingiber officinale Roscoe Prevents DNA Damage and Improves Muscle Performance and Bone Integrity in Old Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 1

The liver function test results of pilot study, single unrepeated dose of acute toxicity study, and daily dose of acute toxicity study.

Total proteinAlbuminGlobulinA/G ratioTotal bilirubinASTALTAlkaline phosphataseGamma GT

Pilot study, n = 3
Day 084.00 ± 1.0028.00 ± 1.0056.00 ± 1.000.50 ± 0.002.28 ± 0.99248.00 ± 63.6684.00 ± 17.44251.67 ± 137.014.00 ± 0.00
Day 674.00 ± 6.5624.00 ± 2.6550.00 ± 6.930.50 ± 0.101.71 ± 0.00235.33 ± 125.1394.00 ± 27.87230.33 ± 117.174.00 ± 0.00
Day 1189.67 ± 8.6228.00 ± 2.6561.67 ± 6.030.47 ± 0.061.71 ± 0.00244.67 ± 40.55100.33 ± 26.56230.33 ± 153.944.00 ± 0.00
Day 1688.67 ± 22.0527.67 ± 3.7961.00 ± 18.330.50 ± 0.102.85 ± 1.97241.00 ± 59.40111.33 ± 20.40289.00 ± 145.664.00 ± 0.00
Day 2165.00 ± 0.0025.00 ± 0.0040.00 ± 0.000.60 ± 0.001.71 ± 0.00118.00 ± 0.0080.00 ± 0.00162.00 ± 0.004.00 ± 0.00

Single unrepeated dose of acute toxicity study, n = 6
Day 076.50 ± 3.9426.83 ± 1.1749.67 ± 4.180.55 ± 0.051.71 ± 0.00305.17 ± 70.4496.00 ± 15.56285.00 ± 55.954.00 ± 0.00
Day 878.83 ± 5.1927.67 ± 1.8651.17 ± 3.870.53 ± 0.051.71 ± 0.00230.17 ± 22.1398.00 ± 6.63282.00 ± 71.564.00 ± 0.00
Day 1577.17 ± 2.3225.83 ± 1.4751.33 ± 2.160.48 ± 0.041.71 ± 0.00319.67 ± 59.71#110.83 ± 13.93299.50 ± 68.954.00 ± 0.00

Daily dose of acute toxicity study, n = 6
Day 071.33 ± 3.5027.17 ± 1.1744.17 ± 4.260.62 ± 0.081.71 ± 0.00210.00 ± 47.7279.00 ± 11.26219.33 ± 43.024.00 ± 0.00
Day 891.17 ± 14.5030.67 ± 2.9460.50 ± 11.910.52 ± 0.082.00 ± 0.07241.67 ± 65.0990.83 ± 25.88215.33 ± 56.224.00 ± 0.00
Day 1573.67 ± 3.2028.00 ± 1.6745.67 ± 3.830.62 ± 0.081.71 ± 0.00209.00 ± 43.7288.00 ± 15.36222.50 ± 43.264.00 ± 0.00

The data are presented as mean ± SD; , significantly different compared to day 0; , significantly different compared to day 8, with a post hoc Bonferroni test.