Table 4 Liver and renal function test markers at post treatment days 15 and 30
|  | Control (n = 6) | STZ (n = 6) | Metformin (n = 6) | Flax oil (n = 6) | Fish oil (n = 6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liver function test markers | |||||
 Post treatment day 15 | |||||
  SGOT (U/ml) | 104.10 ± 3.97 | 123.46 ± 6.98 | 162.11 ± 20.38 | 133.84 ± 13.60 | 116.79 ± 8.20 |
  SGPT (U/ml) | 113.08 ± 5.56 | 167.50 ± 15.28* | 199.83 ± 20.03 | 202.16 ± 7.52 | 220.08 ± 12.47 |
  ALP (KA Unit) | 28.15 ± 4.06 | 113.46 ± 33.45* | 103.88 ± 15.53 | 91.22 ± 11.19 | 98.98 ± 4.34 |
  Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.08 ± 0.18 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 |
 Post treatment day 30 | |||||
  SGOT (U/ml) | 113.71 ± 9.81 | 124.00 ± 8.45 | 134.48 ± 9.27 | 120.38 ± 10.69 | 136.15 ± 6.41 |
  SGPT (U/ml) | 87.50 ± 9.10 | 134.80 ± 24.83 | 160.33 ± 32.84 | 150.00 ± 34.53 | 198.50 ± 22.43 |
  ALP (KA Unit) | 15.78 ± 1.59 | 75.34 ± 6.49** | 69.63 ± 9.41 | 53.80 ± 5.78 | 58.29 ± 10.88 |
  Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.02 |
Renal function test markers | |||||
 Post treatment day 15 | |||||
  Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.44 ± 0.27 | 2.38 ± 0.23 | 1.86 ± 0.17 | 1.49 ± 0.27 | 1.50 ± 0.28 |
  Urea (mg/dl) | 38.37 ± 3.37 | 56.11 ± 3.57** | 56.88 ± 4.24 | 46.95 ± 2.26 | 46.33 ± 3.12 |
  Albumin (g/dl) | 2.19 ± 0.15 | 1.83 ± 0.23 | 1.61 ± 0.26 | 1.88 ± 0.11 | 2.15 ± 0.19 |
  Total protein (g/dl) | 4.00 ± 0.18 | 3.68 ± 0.29 | 3.86 ± 0.68 | 3.80 ± 0.25 | 4.07 ± 0.20 |
 Post treatment day 30 | |||||
  Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.28 ± 0.15 | 1.69 ± 0.30 | 1.61 ± 0.33 | 1.33 ± 0.10 | 1.22 ± 0.34 |
  Urea (mg/dl) | 40.52 ± 4.50 | 49.38 ± 3.48 | 50.88 ± 2.29 | 60.57 ± 2.35 | 51.22 ± 4.80 |
  Albumin (g/dl) | 2.09 ± 0.14 | 1.70 ± 0.17 | 1.54 ± 0.10 | 1.68 ± 0.11 | 1.80 ± 0.20 |
  Total protein (g/dl) | 3.71 ± 0.09 | 3.42 ± 0.81 | 3.08 ± 0.19 | 3.31 ± 0.14 | 3.23 ± 0.12 |