Effects of blueberry on hepatic fibrosis and transcription factor Nrf2 in rats

Table 2 Liver index, serum HA, ALT, and SOD, MDA, GST of liver homogenate in different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Liver index (relative liver weight)	HA (ng/mL)	ALT (U/L)	SOD (μ/mg)	MDA (nmol/mg)	GST (μ/mg)
A	8	0.03 ± 0.000	351.75 ± 125.16	57.25 ± 6.88	1.76 ± 0.34	0.206 ± 0.052	5.95 ± 1.97
B	8	0.054 ± 0.009a	828.50 ± 237.83a	203.25 ± 31.62a	1.08 ± 0.19a	0.335 ± 0.056a	7.30 ± 1.26a
C	9	0.038 ± 0.008c	502.33 ± 110.57c	149.44 ± 16.51ac	1.36 ± 0.09c	0.294 ± 0.026ac	7.37 ± 0.87a
D	8	0.036 ± 0.007c	524.25 ± 255.42c	136.88 ± 10.07ac	1.42 ± 0.13c	0.285 ± 0.025ac	7.35 ± 0.88a
E	8	0.036 ± 0.005c	499.25 ± 198.10c	127.38 ± 11.03ac	1.50 ± 0.15c	0.284 ± 0.028ac	7.81 ± 1.16a

^aP < 0.05 vs group A;

^cP < 0.05 vs group B. HA: Hyaluronic acid; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; MDA: Malondialdehyde; GST: Glutathione-S-transferase.