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Table 3 Protective effects of MEM on liver marker enzymes in serum of mice

From: Phytochemical analysis and Evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of Maytenus royleanus leaves extract against anti-tuberculosis drug induced liver injury in mice

Group

AST (U/l)

ALT (U/l)

ALP (U/l)

γ-GT (U/l)

LDH (U/l)

Control

94.17 ± 3.41

70.46 ± 2.35

142.87 ± 4.65

1.84 ± 0.43

45.34 ± 1.61

RIPE

204.9 ± 6.11****

211.2 ± 5.13****

306.47 ± 6.68****

4.01 ± 0.75****

141.8 ± 4.17****

MEM (200 mg/kg) + RIPE

170.29 ± 6.38****++++####

169.9 ± 4.28****++++####

252.14 ± 5.31****++++####

2.98 ± 0.24*+

110.5 ± 3.68****++++####

MEM (400 mg/kg) + RIPE

121.15 ± 4.28****++++

123.0 ± 2.24****++++

172.13 ± 3.20****++++

2.16 ± 0.12++++

73.26 ± 2.34****++++

Vit B6 + RIPE

109.62 ± 4.4****++++

98.13 ± 3.13****++++

161.15 ± 3.98****++++

2.34 ± 0.57++++

72.1 ± 2.75****++++

Vit B6 alone

98.26 ± 4.89++++

68.14 ± 2.81++++

143.66 ± 3.63++++

1.98 ± 0.46++++

44.32 ± 2.23++++

MEM (400 mg/kg) alone

93.73 ± 4.36++++

69.58 ± 2.63++++

144.35 ± 5.87++++

1.93 ± 0.79++++

47.16 ± 1.49++++

  1. Values are Mean ± SD (06 number). RIPE, Rifampicin (13.5 mg/kg), Isoniazid (6.75 mg/kg), Pyrazinamide (36.0 mg/kg) and Ethambutol (24.8 mg/kg). MEM, M. royleanus leaves methanol extract. Vit B6, Vitamin B6. *, **, *** indicate significance from the control group at p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.0001 probability level, +, ++, +++ indicate significance from the RIPE group at p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.0001, while ### indicate significance of MEM (400 mg/kg) + RIPE group vs MEM (200 mg/kg) + RIPE group at p < 0.0001 probability level (One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests)