Protective Effect of Red Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Pods against Sodium Nitrite-Induced Liver Injury in Mice

Table 2

Effect of ethanol extract of red okra pods on ALT, AST, ALP, and TSP in the serum.

Treatments	Means ± SE
	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	ALP (U/L)	TSP (mg/mL)
WA	6.61^a ± 1.68	7.94^a ± 1.67	34.07^a ± 8.75	60.91^d ± 1.91
SN	20.21^c ± 3.46	13.24^b ± 4.01	71.29^b ± 6.94	36.23^a ± 1.08
P1	18.76^c ± 2.43	13.23^b ± 1.67	60.36^b ± 6.08	38.97^a ± 1.27
P2	10.54^b ± 0.87	11.69^b ± 2.57	58.77^b ± 6.27	45.16^b ± 2.12
P3	11.76^b ± 3.23	9.71^a ± 1.60	45.40^a ± 7.36	44.99^b ± 2.34
P4	9.27^ab ± 1.45	8.60^a ± 1.39	38.14^a ± 6.23	50.17^c ± 0.96

^a,b,c,dDifferent superscript letters within each column indicate a significant difference between the means (). ALT: alanine transaminase, AST: aspartate transaminase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, TSP: total serum protein. WA: mice were given water alone, and SN: mice were given sodium nitrite alone. P1, P2, P3, and P4: 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg/kg BW red okra pods extract and 50 mg/kg BW NaNO₂, respectively.