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Table 4 Serum biochemical values of animals treated with SST for 4 weeks

From: Subacute toxicity and stability of Soshiho-tang, a traditional herbal formula, in Sprague–Dawley rats

Dose (mg/kg/day)

0

500

1000

2000

Male rat

    

Glucose (mg/dL)

120.0 ± 14.95

131.6 ± 18.66

133.8 ± 24.86

122.4 ± 6.90

BUN (mg/dL)

14.0 ± 1.58

13.5 ± 1.09

12.9 ± 1.90

12.9 ± 1.60

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.57 ± 0.05

0.55 ± 0.05

0.55 ± 0.03

0.58 ± 0.04

Total protein (g/dL)

6.42 ± 0.13

6.54 ± 0.17

6.19 ± 0.29

6.48 ± 0.20

Albumin (g/dL)

4.08 ± 0.06

4.12 ± 0.12

3.99 ± 0.09

4.09 ± 0.09

Albumin/globulin ratio

1.75 ± 0.11

1.70 ± 0.08

1.83 ± 0.15

1.71 ± 0.05

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

52.0 ± 7.75

57.0 ± 8.51

57.6 ± 18.77

50.8 ± 6.42

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

32.1 ± 9.98

31.4 ± 9.83

36.5 ± 8.41

36.0 ± 9.96

Phospholipid (mg/dL)

86 ± 10.0

90 ± 5.1

87 ± 19.6

87 ± 11.3

AST (IU/L)

136.1 ± 20.74

152.0 ± 33.87

119.8 ± 14.15

157.6 ± 32.13

ALT (IU/L)

28.4 ± 2.67

36.2 ± 11.11

30.5 ± 3.22

32.7 ± 2.25

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.13 ± 0.010

0.13 ± 0.004

0.12 ± 0.015

0.113 ± 0.015

ALP (IU/L)

590.0 ± 84.05

506.1 ± 104.95

521.4 ± 94.21

557 ± 52.56

Creatine kinase (IU/L)

872 ± 275

935 ± 321

759 ± 156

989 ± 327

Female

    

Glucose (mg/dL)

100.3 ± 28.10

89.1 ± 18.43

98.9 ± 10.13

108.1 ± 18.59

BUN (mg/dL)

18.7 ± 1.87

17.7 ± 1.89

15.6 ± 2.22

15.3 ± 2.26

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.62 ± 0.05

0.65 ± 0.05

0.58 ± 0.07

0.60 ± 0.03

Total protein (g/dL)

6.96 ± 0.11

6.94 ± 0.16

6.79 ± 0.14

6.98 ± 0.21

Albumin (g/dL)

4.47 ± 0.15

4.45 ± 0.09

4.34 ± 0.04

4.48 ± 0.10

Albumin/globulin ratio

1.79 ± 0.11

1.79 ± 0.08

1.78 ± 0.07

1.80 ± 0.13

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

73.2 ± 14.96

65.6 ± 8.23

60.2 ± 7.36

56.0 ± 17.18

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

27.3 ± 3.67

25.6 ± 1.54

29.1 ± 7.61

25.2 ± 5.98

Phospholipid (mg/dL)

124 ± 19.4

111 ± 9.8

106 ± 11.6

104 ± 21.5

ASP (IU/L)

160.3 ± 25.73

142.6 ± 9.32

155.9 ± 27.99

140.9 ± 33.54

ALT (IU/L)

25.7 ± 2.47

30.0 ± 5.14

25.3 ± 3.46

26.7 ± 4.66

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.13 ± 0.014

0.13 ± 0.014

0.12 ± 0.011

0.13 ± 0.010

ALP (IU/L)

413.6 ± 61.29

432.5 ± 86.29

379.4 ± 40.70

383.6 ± 103.75

Creatine kinase (IU/L)

1127 ± 288

966 ± 196

1044 ± 263

947 ± 411

  1. ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alkaline phosphatase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.
  2. a Values are presented as mean ± SD.