Embryonic hepatocyte transplantation for hepatic cirrhosis: Efficacy and mechanism of action

Table 4 Effects of hepatocyte transplantation on serum biochemical tests (mean ± SD, n = 10)

	ALT (μmol/L)	AST (μmol/L)	TP (μmol/L)	ALB (μmol/L)	TBil (μmol/L)
Normal control group	22.297 ± 2.445	52.393 ± 32.356	61.984 ± 2.489	33.860 ± 1.102	2.015 ± 0.451
Untreated cirrhotic group	627.264 ± 113.580b	432.771 ± 100.330b	45.697 ± 2.646b	26.030 ± 1.282b	35.355 ± 9.587b
Transplantation group	86.623 ± 38.953ad	158.284 ± 94.099bd	56.174 ± 2.780bd	31.330 ± 1.222bd	1.957 ± 0.723d

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs the normal control group;

^dP < 0.01 vs the untreated cirrhotic group. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; TP: Total protein; ALB: Albumin; TBil: Total bilirubin.