ABSTRACT

Many drugs have been found to induce hepatotoxicity and acute liver failure. Chloroquine is one of those drugs, which can induce hepatotoxicity when it is given at higher dose

Purpose: To find the effect of chloroquine on liver function tests (LFTs)

Study Design: Randomized clinical trial

Methodology: Sixty male albino mice were taken into this randomized controlled study. Those were divided into two groups of 30 each. Group A was the control group while group B mice were given single oral dose of 970 mg/kg of body weight of chloroquine on 9^th day of experiment. Terminal intracardiac blood sample was obtained on 17^th day of experiment

Statistical analysis: SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis

Results: When results of group B were compared with those of group A, they depicted highly significant (p=0.000) rise in serum ALP. Serum albumin decreased significantly (p= 0.007). Serum AST increased significantly (p=0.005). Serum ALT, however, did not rise significantly (p=0.285) in group B. Similarly, serum total proteins did not decrease significantly ( p=0.530) in group B

Conclusion: It was concluded that chloroquine induced mild hepatotoxicity in male albino mice when a single oral dose of 970 mg/kg of body weight of it is given