Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 3, June 2009, pages 162-167


The Hepatoprotective Effect of Vitamin A against Gasoline Vapor Toxicity in Rats

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Effect of vitamin A on comparative percentage changes in the activities of some serum enzymes and bilirubin in male and female rats exposed to gasoline vapors.

Table

Table 1. Effect of vitamin A on the activities of some serum Enzymes and bilirubin in male and female rats exposed to gasoline vapours
 
GROUPALT (U/L)AST (U/L)GGT (U/L)ALP (U/L)BILIRUBIN (µmol/L)
Values are presented as mean ± SEM, n = 8, *P < 0.05 compared with group I (control); +P < 0.05 compared with group II; ∧P > 0.05 compared with group I; **P < 0.05 compared with group IV (control). ++P < 0.05 compared with group V; #P > 0.05 compared with group IV. Mc = male control; Mt = male test, exposed to gasoline vapors only; MvitA = male test treated with vitamin A; Fc = female control; Ft = female test, exposed to gasoline vapors only; FvitA = female test treated with vitamin A.
I (Mc)8.85 ± 2.019.82 ± 1.7026.30 ± 3.44263.15 ± 12.842.05 ± 0.4
II (Mt)23.85 ± 1.01*38.34 ± 1.95*84.81 ± 9.95*390.79 ± 14.33*4.99 ± 0.28*
III (Mvit A)10.39 ± 1.22+ ∧22.72 ± 2.50+ ∧28.33 ± 5.51+ ∧269.41 ± 8.71+ ∧2.08 ± 0.28+ ∧
IV (Fc)8.35 ± 1.6417.63 ± 2.0617.97 ± 1.49250.24 ± 8.732.17 ± 0.40
V (Ft)24.31 ± 0.77**36.38 ± 1.95**62.96 ± 6.59**374.65 ± 18.01**5.50 ± 0.61**
VI (Fvit A)9.85 ± 1.58++ #19.37 ± 0.54++ #20.59 ± 6.14++ #253.61 ± 9.53++ #2.20 ± 0.42++ #