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.