Oligochaeta ramosa (Roxb.) Extract Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Exerts Hepatoprotective Effects in Cadmium-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats

Table 2

The effect of Cdcl₂ on the Body and the Liver Weight. Cdcl₂ was administered via the intraperitoneal route on the 1^st day of the study followed by AME.Or doses at 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg. Each group data is presented as  ± SEM of n = 6 rats. When comparing the cadmium-intoxicated group to the control group, the results are deemed insignificant (ns) if , significant () if , more significant () if , very significant () if , and highly significant () if . When the control group is compared with the intoxicated group, the significance of the results is denoted with (^#).

Treatment Group	Weight of animals (g)			Liver weight (g)
	1^st day	11^th day	21^st day
Control group	193.7 ± 3.65	205.2 ± 2.21	211.7 ± 2.74	5.230 ± 0.254
Intoxicated (cdcl2 6.5 mg/kg)	235 ± 2.37	206.7 ± 2.56	147.3 ± 5.37	6.1954 ± 0.218^##
Silymarin, 100 mg/kg	215 ± 3.71	201 ± 2.35	195.7 ± 2.26	5.407 ± 0.111
AME.Or, 200 mg/kg	221 ± 2.62	196.8 ± 3.40	168.8 ± 2.12	6.104 ± 0.379^ns
AME.Or, 400 mg/kg	219 ± 3.3	202.3 ± 2.82	186 ± 2.12	5.905 ± 0.361

± indicates a margin of error.