Comparative Hepatoprotective Activity of Ethanolic Extracts of Cuscuta australis against Acetaminophen Intoxication in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Effect of Cuscuta australis extracts on liver function markers in acetaminophen-intoxicated rats.

Treatment	AST	ALT	TBIL
(A) CONTROL	19.00 ± 2.86	10.80 ± 0.83	0.33 ± 0.04
(B) APAP (865 mg)	93.50 ± 11.66^a	50.67 ± 8.68^a	1.18 ± 0.14^a
(C) LCSD + AP	36.70 ± 3.03^c	19.00 ± 2.35^c	0.54 ± 0.01^b
(D) HCSD + AP	54.87 ± 5.19^b	26.33 ± 3.24^b	0.72 ± 0.07^b
(E) LCST + AP	45.83 ± 3.91^b	14.40 ± 1.20^c	0.62 ± 0.09^b
(F) HCSD + AP	23.00 ± 2.28^d	10.67 ± 0.99	0.43 ± 0.04^c

AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TBIL: Total Bilirubin; LCSD/HCSD: (Low dose (125 mg)/High dose (250 mg) of Cuscuta australis seed); LCST/HCST: (Low dose (125 mg)/High dose (250 mg) of Cuscuta australis stem). Values with different superscripts are significantly different; -values: : APAP compared with normal control; , , : experimental groups compared with APAP.