Table 8 Effects of doses of aqueous extract from A.cordifolia on biochemical parameters after 2 weeks of administration to rats

Serum Creatinine (mg/ dl)

2.64 ± 0.19^b

5.00 ± 0.92^a

2.31 ± 0.88^b

2.62 ± 1.15^b

2.65 ± 0.97^b

Urine Creatinine (mg/ dl)

25.35 ± 3.88^a

26.88 ± 2.28^a

25.85 ± 5.15^a

26.38 ± 3.64^a

28.09 ± 3.45^a

Total Cholesterol (mg/ dl)

288.89 ± 14.43^a

285.26 ± 11.47^a

329.38 ± 13.53^a

335.90 ± 12.31^a

340.72 ± 5.16^a

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

58.60 ± 3.30^a

51.91 ± 4.36^a

65.21 ± 5.97^a

63.67 ± 3.87^a

62.50 ± 2.68^a

Atherosclerosis Index(mg/ dl)

3.98 ± 0.86^a

4.58 ± 0.55^a

4.51 ± 0.12^a

4.78 ± 0.74^a

4.55 ± 1.07^a

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

114.85 ± 7.09^a

102.46 ± 10.65^a

110.10 ± 7.92^a

119.64 ± 6.44^a

126.29 ± 5.94^a

Renal protein (mg/g)

3.81 ± 0.95^a

3.67 ± 1.11^a

3.72 ± 1.07^a

3.98 ± 1.02^a

4.02 ± 0.29^a

Spleen protein (mg/g)

72.73 ± 9.71^a

71.82 ± 8.40^a

75.55 ± 6.79^a

79.64 ± 9.58^a

84.36 ± 7.82^a

Pulmonary protein (mg/g)

59.09 ± 3.02^a

42.81 ± 2.22^b

40.97 ± 4.26^b

41.58 ± 4.21^b

45.36 ± 3.86^b

Hepatic protein (mg/g)

148.73 ± 2.70^ab

127.91 ± 12.18^b

134.82 ± 5.94^b

141.82 ± 6.31^ab

154.91 ± 13.08^a

Cardiac protein (mg/g)

53.94 ± 5.08a

40.03 ± 2.57b

42.73 ± 2.49ab

46.00 ± 6.08ab

49.45 ± 4.71ab

Serum protein (mg/g)

413.36 ± 19.7a

410.57 ± 12.60a

395.39 ± 14.57b

400.02 ± 17.01b

402.91 ± 10.58b

Urine protein (mg/g)

3.64 ± 0.94^a

3.24 ± 0.20^ab

2.80 ± 0.14^b

3.28 ± 0.21^ab

3.15 ± 0.32^ab

ALAT (UI/l)

30.36 ± 2.92^b

39.42 ± 3.51^a

34.86 ± 1.74^ab

41.92 ± 2.33^a

43.79 ± 2.44^a

ASAT (UI/l)

55.19 ± 3.18^a

51.90 ± 4.21^ab

49.02 ± 3.49^b

53.88 ± 4.34^ab

57.11 ± 4.33^a