Pitavastatin suppresses diethylnitrosamine-induced liver preneoplasms in male C57BL/KsJ-db/dbobese mice

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Table 2 Serum levels of AST, ALT, adiponectin, and leptin in the experimental mice

Group no.	Treatment	No. of mice	AST^a	ALT^b	Adiponectin	Kidney
			(IU/L)	(IU/L)	(μg/mL)	(ng/dL)
1	DEN alone	12	194 ± 47^c	291 ± 112	15.5 ± 2.4	108.1 ± 33.4
2	DEN + 1 ppm Pitavastatin	12	111 ± 28^d	180 ± 49^d	19.2 ± 4.5^e	104.3 ± 33.2
3	DEN + 10 ppm Pitavastatin	12	144 ± 28^e	227 ± 96^e	21.2 ± 7.4^e	93.2 ± 31.2

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