Research Article

Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Effects of Fig Fruit Extract with Olive Oil and Date-Palm Fruit Extract on Hepatic Toxicity of Oral Subchronic Exposure to Some Nanoparticles in Wistar Rats

Table 2

The effects of fig with olive oil and date-palm fruit extract on the liver function markers of male rats treated with silicon oxide nanoparticles, aluminum oxide nanoparticles, and zinc oxide nanoparticles for 75 days.

ParametersExperimental groups
ControlFODSiO2NPsFOD-SiO2NPsAl2O3NPsFOD-Al2O3NPsZnONPsFOD-ZnONPs

Hepatic ALP (U/g tissue)49.4 ± 0.7748.9 ± 1.1560.2 ± 3.49a52.2 ± 1.17b69.1 ± 1.95a57.5 ± 2.77a,c72.1 ± 1.42a61.6 ± 0.97a,d
−1.12%21.69%5.61%39.81%16.24%45.86%24.67%

Serum AST (U/mL)60.4 ± 2.1560 ± 2.4769 ± 1.73a63.5 ± 1.33b76.1 ± 1.62a68.6 ± 1.74a,c78.1 ± 1.61a69.7 ± 1.47a,d
−0.66%14.24%5.13%25.99%13.58%29.30%15.40%

Serum ALT (U/mL)107 ± 3.69106 ± 3.15122.±4.71a111.±3.14b140.±1.54a129.±3.97a,c143.±3.58a135.±3.01a,d
−0.93%14.58%3.93%31.12%21.21%34.30%26.36%

Serum TBIL (mg/dL)0.05 ± 0.000.05 ± 0.000.09 ± 0.01a0.07 ± 0.00b0.11 ± 0.01a0.08 ± 0.00a,c0.13 ± 0.01a0.09 ± 0.01a,d
3.51%68.42%26.32%101.75%54.39%128.07%63.16%

Serum GGT (U/L)2.08 ± 0.161.98 ± 0.152.90 ± 0.30a2.26 ± 0.26b3.58 ± 0.18a2.71 ± 0.14a,c3.67 ± 0.15a3.02 ± 0.26a,d
−4.85%39.27%8.83%72.25%30.39%76.28%45.22%

Serum TP (g/dL)7.89 ± 0.457.94 ± 0.536.2 ± 0.37a7.77 ± 0.58b4.59 ± 0.18a5.71 ± 0.32a,c4.06 ± 0.31a5.26 ± 0.27a,d
0.60%−21.49%−1.49%−41.85%−27.61%−48.50%−33.28%

Serum albumin (g/dL)4.15 ± 0.124.39 ± 0.183.51 ± 0.15a4.03 ± 0.14b2.55 ± 0.18a3.36 ± 0.22a,c2.52 ± 0.20a2.98 ± 0.30a,d
5.76%−15.39%−2.84%−38.39%−18.88%−39.28%−28.03%

Serum globulin (g/dL)3.74 ± 0.503.55 ± 0.612.68 ± 0.44a3.74 ± 0.612.03 ± 0.29a2.34 ± 0.31a1.54 ± 0.34a2.28 ± 0.37a
−5.13%−28.25%10.00%−45.69%−37.28%−58.72%−39.09%

A/G ratio (g/dL)1.36 ± 0.231.52 ± 0.321.65 ± 0.421.37 ± 0.411.55 ± 0.431.63 ± 0.302.25 ± 0.611.62 ± 0.38
11.19%21.02%0.38%13.89%19.37%64.58%18.68%

Note. Results are the mean ± standard error; %, percent of change from the control value; FOD, fig with olive oil and date-palm fruit extracts; SiO2NPs, silicon oxide nanoparticles; Al2O3NPs, aluminum oxide nanoparticles; ZnONPs, zinc oxide nanoparticles; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; TBIL, total bilirubin; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; TP, total protein; A/G, albumin-globulin ratio. For each parameter: a, versus the control group; b, versus SiO2NPs; c, versus Al2O3NPs; d, versus ZnONPs. The antioxidants (FOD) were used for two weeks before and during the administration of the nanoparticles (75 days).