GOT1 and diabetes mellitus: The induction of diabetes led to significant increases (P < 0.05; AST and ALT levels by two-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test) in the serum activities of AST (373.50 ± 16.30 mg/dl) and ALT (210.70 ± 14.10 mg/dl) in the diabetic group compared to the normal group (129.0 ± 10.20 and 63.0 ± 4.20 mg/dl, respectively) (Fig. 5c).