Research Article

Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Effects and Subacute Toxicity of the Aerial Parts of Psychotria ankasensis J.B.Hall (Rubiaceae) in Murine Models

Table 5

Results from serum biochemical parameters analyses of the various groups.

ParameterControlPAE 100 mg/kgPAE 300 (mg/kg)PAE 1000 mg/kg

TBil (µmol/L)8.17 ± 0.249.06 ± 0.708.69 ± 0.787.86 ± 0.44
Dbil (µmol/L)3.62 ± 0.423.57 ± 0.243.78 ± 0.203.38 ± 0.19
TP (g/L)70.48 ± 2.4969.8 ± 1.2973.40 ± 3.3379.66 ± 4.65
ALB (g/L)28.90 ± 0.7429.1 ± 1.5229.10 ± 2.0130.70 ± 0.51
GLB (g/L)39.50 ± 1.3040.70 ± 2.0044.33 ± 1.9944.38 ± 1.54
A/G0.65 ± 0.080.72 ± 0.060.65 ± 0.050.62 ± 0.08
ALT (U/L)54.51 ± 4.6059.49 ± 7.3067.92 ± 6.3271.08 ± 5.15
ALP (U/L)79.56 ± 1.3077.55 ± 4.7575.53 ± 4.4578.24 ± 3.23
AST (U/L)95.02 ± 9.12116.30 ± 16.08113.40 ± 18.5099.68 ± 8.79
GGT (U/L)6.2 ± 0.587.67 ± 1.336.50 ± 1.567.60 ± 0.40
UREA (mmol/L)6.96 ± 0.505.77 ± 0.667.28 ± 1.316.76 ± 0.89
CREAT(µmol/L)145.00 ± 2.76119.30 ± 10.93130.10 ± 17.83134.70 ± 4.39
UA (µmol/L)33.66 ± 3.7230.48 ± 2.4027.33 ± 2.3828.30 ± 3.60
GLU (µmol/L)7.586 ± 0.8811.04 ± 1.777.79 ± 1.1111.20 ± 1.38
Ca (µmol/L)2.54 ± 0.022.64 ± 0.082.69 ± 0.062.58 ± 0.01
LDL (µmol/L)0.64 ± 0.080.72 ± 0.030.72 ± 0.070.64 ± 0.05
TG (µmol/L)1.01 ± 0.120.69 ± 0.091.03 ± 0.190.84 ± 0.09
CHOL (µmol/L)1.79 ± 1.001.58 ± 0.072.11 ± 0.141.82 ± 0.11
HDL C (µmol/L)0.63 ± 0.050.56 ± 0.030.88 ± 0.030.75 ± 0.08

Results are presented as Mean ± SEM (n = 5): one-way analysis of variance of all the datasets revealed no statistical significance (). TBill: total bilirubin, DBill: direct bilirubin, TP: total proteins, ALB: albumin, GLB: globulins, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, CREAT: creatinine, UA: uric acid, GLU: glucose, and TG: triglycerides, CHOL: cholesterol, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL C: high-density lipoprotein C, Ca: calcium, GGT: gamma GT, and A/G: albumin-to-globulins ratio.