Table 5: Biochemical parameters for rats after 28 days of treatment with E. camaldulensis EO.

Parameters

Sex

Doses

Control

100 mg/kg

500 mg/kg

1000 mg/kg

ALT (UI/L)

F

32.40 ± 6.19

30.20 ± 4.44

35.60 ± 4.67

39.40 ± 2.89

M

39.80 ± 2.59

34.20 ± 6.67

32.20 ± 5.26

33.00 ± 3.74

AST (UI/L)

F

126.20 ± 15.51

114.0 ± 18.21

122.6 ± 15.14

83.40 ± 5.81***

M

105.20 ± 6.26

98.40 ± 4.67

95.60 ± 6.47

94.00 ± 6.56*

TP (g/L)

F

61.18 ± 2.23

60.16 ± 2.88

62.44 ± 5.14

65.60 ± 2.74

M

63.32 ± 2.92

61.90 ± 2.56

60.64 ± 4.73

64.32 ± 2.26

CREAT (µmol/L)

F

64.38 ± 2.97

61.48 ± 1.45

68.16 ± 5.96

69.12 ± 7.91

M

58.24 ± 5.23

65.48 ± 5.74

63.30 ± 3.08

60.96 ± 3.66

GLY (mmol/L)

F

4.38 ± 0.32

4.96 ± 0.63

5.18 ± 0.61

4.52 ± 0.33

M

4.04 ± 0.57

4.70 ± 1.07

4.62 ± 0.78

5.11 ± 0.31

TC (mmol/L)

F

2.06 ± 0.67

2.07 ± 0.29

2.06 ± 0.43

2.75 ± 0.84

M

1.78 ± 0.20

2.13 ± 0.22

2.40 ± 0.45

2.13 ± 0.66

Mean and standard deviation are presented (n = 10; 5/sex) M = Male; F = Female

ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; CREAT: Creatinine; GLY: Glycemia; TP: Total Protein; TC: Total Cholesterol

***p ˂ 0.001; *p ˂ 0.05; p ˃ 0.05 vs. controls