Antifibrotic effect of aloe vera in viral infection-induced hepatic periportal fibrosis

Table 3 Biochemical parameters of hepatitis B virus-induced fibrosis and hepatitis C patients after treatment

	Conventional group		AHM group
Parameter	HBV (n = 12 )	HCV (n = 8 )	HBV (n = 12 )	HCV (n = 7 )
ALT (IU/L)	50.1	47.2	50.1	37.3
AST (IU/L)	40.4	38.3	30.3	28.1
ALP (IU/L)	173.3	177.8	156.3	160.4
MDA (μmol/g)	596.1	607.4	571.0	565.0
GSH (μg/g)	22.9	20.4	23.7	27.6
TGF-β (pg/mL)	38.2	41.1	34.6	38.4
HA (ng/mL)	63.3	59.7	58.1	52.1
MMP-2 (ng/mL)	259.1	277.8	238.8	256.7

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; MDA: Malondialdhyde; GSH: Reduced glutathione; TGF-β: Transforming growth factor-β; HA: Hyaluronic acid; MMP-2: Matrix metalloproteinase-2; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.