Research Article
Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice
Table 1
Effect of oral administration of Tinospora baenzigeri on liver and kidney injuries in mice.
| Parameters | Control | T. baenzigeri extract | 20% Tween-80 | 500 mg/kg | 1,000 mg/kg | 2,000 mg/kg |
| AST (U/L) | 32.62 ± 0.47 | 33.74 ± 0.58 | 34.47 ± 0.51 | 34.38 ± 0.49 | ALT (U/L) | 15.23 ± 0.33 | 14.71 ± 0.28 | 15.57 ± 0.32 | 14.61 ± 0.37 | BUN (mg/dl) | 42.22 ± 2.71 | 41.53 ± 3.48 | 42.61 ± 3.32 | 43.74 ± 3.14 | Cre (mg/dl) | 2.02 ± 0.15 | 2.20 ± 0.12 | 2.05 ± 0.17 | 2.11 ± 0.14 |
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Results shown (mean ± SEM; n = 5 per group) were representative of 2 independent experiments.
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