Table 7: Effects of extracts on markers
of hepatic cytolysis.
|
Groups |
ALT (U/l) |
AST (U/l) |
AST/ALT |
|
TN |
36.23
± 6.11 |
152.9
± 5.7 |
>1 |
|
TP |
42.93
± 3.6## |
163.31
± 10.8# |
>1 |
|
ME |
39.61
± 5.67* |
155
± 9.02* |
>1 |
TN: group of rats receiving distilled water, TP:
group of rats receiving concomitantly high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°, ME: group treated with Manihot esculenta leaf
aqueous extract in addition to high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°. # p <0.05; ##
p <0.001 compared to TN
group and * p <0.05, compared to the TP group.