Research Article

Different Forms of Ursolic Acid and Their Effect on Liver Regeneration

Table 2

The plasma markers of lipid metabolism and enzyme activity during the study.

Groups
AnalytesTimeCTRLbCDgCDHAPMAPHFgCDHF-MAP

ALT (µkat/l)T10.9 (0.81–0.98)1.02 (0.86–1.08)0.8 (0.69–0.87)0.78 (0.74–0.86)0.78 (0.69–0.95)0.81 (0.73–0.94)0.91 (0.85–0.98)
T20.89 (0.78–0.99)1.01 (0.86–1.16)0.75 (0.62–0.89)0.81 (0.73–0.91)0.78 (0.69–0.93)0.76 (0.702–0.90)0.94 (0.83–1.05)
T37.03 (5.62–8.15)4.51 (3.72–5.86)7.34 (5.60–7.98)5.12 (3.56–5.92)4.97 (3.44–5.28)5.05 (3.59–7.32)10.54 (9.85–11.24)a

AST (µkat/l)T11.43 (1.36–1.89)1.55 (1.50–1.95)1.37 (1.20–1.74)1.46 (1.38–1.82)1.31 (1.25–1.60)1.48 (1.24–1.79)1.36 (1.23–1.44)
T21.66 (1.30–1.87)1.61 (1.31–1.89)1.45 (1.20–1.73)1.44 (1.31–1.68)1.38 (1.24–1.62)1.50 (1.28–1.78)1.39 (1.25–1.50)
T37.91 (6.92–10.02)6.36 (5.45–8.83)7.85 (4.93–10.62)9.16 (5.97–11.01)8.43 (7.12–9.85)6.75 (5.74–9.38)12.29 (10.21–13.77)

tCH (mmol/l)T11.46 (1.31–1.58)1.32 (1.24–1.36)1.49 (1.34–1.56)1.42 (1.28–1.58)1.37 (1.30–1.8)2.21 (2.01–2.30)a2.24 (2.10–2.29)a
T21.43 (1.25–1.62)1.34 (1.21–1.39)1.45 (1.38–1.56)1.47 (1.37–1.72)1.54 (1.37–1.72)1.73 (1.54–1.88)b1.42 (1.31–1.49)b
T30.99 (0.94–1.02)0.99 (0.93–1.02)1.01 (0.82–1.14)0.95 (0.65–1.00)0.92 (0.90–1.06)1.86 (1.74–2.00)a,c1.04 (1.01–1.16)

TAG (mmol/l)T12.19 (1.86–2.31)1.59 (1.52–2.02)1.78 (1.67–2.04)1.76 (1.62–2.03)1.71 (1.65–1.88)3.81 (2.86–4.77)a3.73 (3.01–4.56)a
T22.03 (1.92–2.03)1.56 (1.42–1.73)a1.79 (1.58–1.90)a1.73 (1.61–1.91)a1.11 (0.90–1.38)a2.09 (2.01–2.93)b1.92 (1.64–2.51)b
T30.46 (0.43–0.62)0.46 (0.42–0.53)0.49 (0.38–0.68)0.36 (0.31–0.54)0.56 (0.44–0.62)0.79 (0.67–0.91)c0.64 (0.57–0.72)c

BA (µmol/l)T133.53 (22.01–36.22)18.85 (15.31–28.32)23.89 (16.73–32.70)18.29 (15.38–26.38)15.70 (11.55–23.82)15.80 (10.67–23.67)18.56 (15.73–32.51)
T230.19 (23.81–36.95)17.86 (15.09–29.81)23.07 (19.21–30.65)19.85 (15.76–28.49)16.43 (11.92–27.96)14.18 (10.96–24.78)19.71 (13.08–25.50)
T397.04 (85.72–124.73)111.49 (108.01–156.29)123.52 (94.19–156.94)74.05 (57.54–116.35)40.88 (35.17–42.10)a92.78 (74.51–112.01)39.16 (32.71–45.61)a

T1: biochemical markers of lipid metabolism before administration of ursolate compounds. T2: biochemical markers of lipid metabolism after administration of ursolate compounds. T3: biochemical markers of lipid metabolism 24 hours after PH. a vs CTRL, b vs T1 (before administration of ursolate compound), c vs CTRL, bCD, gCD, HAP, and MAP). CTRL: control group, bCD: beta-cyclodextrine ursolic acid, gCD: gamma-cyclodextrine ursolic acid, HAP: homogenate apple peel, MAP: micronized apple peel, HFgCD: HF diet and gamma-cyclodextrine ursolic acid (HFgCD), HF-MAP: HF diet and micronized apple peel, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, tCH: total cholesterol, TAG: triglyceride, BA: bile acid, HF diet: high-fat diet.