Table 2.
Effect of the Fermented Hovenia dulcis Thunb fruit water extract on serum ALT, AST and γ-GTP activities in rats administrated ethanol orally for 3 weeks
| ALT (U/L) | AST (U/L) | γ-GTP (U/L) |
NC | 36.50±2.14NS | 118.64±6.92NS | 6.23±0.37a |
ET | 40.47±2.69 | 129.03±5.04 | 8.02±0.24b |
ET-HWE | 38.75±1.73 | 111.38±8.84 | 6.71±0.21a |
ET-FHWE | 35.17±1.49 | 121.77±11.37 | 6.72±0.44a |
Data are Mean±SE. abMeans in the same column not sharing a common superscript are significantly different among groups at p<0.05. NS, not significant; NC, normal control; ET, ethanol; ET-HWE, ethanl+Hovenia dulcis Thunb fruit water extract; ET-FHWE, ethanol+Fermented Hovenia dulcis Thunb fruit water extract.