Effect of ginkgo biloba extract on livers in aged rats

Table 1 Rat liver weight (LW) and body weight (BW) (mean±SD).

	BW (g,before)	BW (g,after)	LW (g)	LW/BW (%)
Y	224.3±14.2d	420.3±13.6d	15.9±0.8d	3.7±0.1d
N	763.8±21.5b	768.8±22.6b	20.4±3.5b	2.7±0.3b
E	761.0±19.6b	750.4±25.4b	19.3±1.1b	2.6±0.1b

aP<0.05, bP<0.01 vs group Y: cP<0.05, dP<0.01 vs group N.

Table 2 Rat liver histopathology.

	Hepatocyte (×103)	Fibrotic area (%)	Lipofuscin (%)
Y	5.3±0.3d	1.4±0.1d	32.4±6.0d
N	2.3±0.3b	2.8±0.1b	62.8±5.7b
E	3.4±0.4bd	2.2±0.1bd	33.7±5.3d

aP<0.05, bP<0.01 vs group Y: cP<0.05, dP<0.01 vs group N.

Table 3 Liver function and liver level of MDA, GPx and SOD.

	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	TBIL (g/L)	Albumin (g/L)	MDA nmol/g)	GPx (U/g)	SOD (U/mg)
Y	50.4±7.70	109.1±28.6	5.3±0.8	44.7±4.8	0.8±0.1d	103.2±17.6d	16.7±4.4c
N	59.0±23.7	131.8±22.2	5.9±0.7	40.9±3.1	1.2±0.2b	61.8±14.5b	11.8±3.9a
E	61.8±25.2	118.3±28.4	5.1±0.6	42.5±6.9	1.0±0.1bc	97.1±15.3d	14.1±4.7

aP<0.05, bP<0.01 vs group Y: cP<0.05, dP<0.01 vs group N.