Dipteran Carboxymethyl Chitosan as an Inexhaustible Derivative with a Potential Antiproliferative Activity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Figure 7

Kidney and liver biochemical parameters in rats treated with CM-Ch. Animals were treated with a single oral dose of either Ca-CM-Ch (1.5 g/kg), Sa-CM-Ch (1.1 g/kg), sy-CM-Ch (1.1 g/kg), or saline (1 mL/kg) as a control. Biochemical parameters of the kidney (serum urea and creatinine) and liver (AST and ALT) were measured after 15 days of treatment. Data were presented as mean ± SEM of five animals. Ca-CM-Ch, Chrysomya albiceps CM-Ch; Sa-CM-Ch, Sarcophaga aegyptiaca CM-Ch; sy-CM-Ch, CM-Ch of commercial chitosan. No significant difference in liver and kidney parameters was observed in treated groups and controls.

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