Table 5 Serum-biochemical parameters of Nile tilapia-fed diets supplemented with curcumin nanoparticles (CUR-NPs) or Spirulina platensis (SP) for 56 days

Glucose (mg/dL)

113.80 ± 5.08^a

89.37 ± 0.90^b

93.47 ± 2.43^b

0.011

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

192.67 ± 5.24^a

180.17 ± 2.37^b

173.43 ± 0.29^b

0.007

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

152.77 ± 2.39^b

147.53 ± 3.67^b

170.43 ± 2.43^a

˂0.001

Total protein (g/dL)

4.09 ± 0.04^c

5.22 ± 0.04^b

5.77 ± 0.03^a

˂0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

2.36 ± 0.01^c

2.49 ± 0.02^b

2.77 ± 0.02^a

˂0.001

Globulin (g/dL)

1.73 ± 0.03^c

2.73 ± 0.02^b

3.00 ± 0.01^a

˂0.001

AST (IU/L)

12.40 ± 0.10^a

12.13 ± 0.09^ab

11.87 ± 0.09^b

0.014

ALT (IU/L)

41.87 ± 0.91

42.20 ± 0.90

39.43 ± 0.84

0.876

ALP (IU/L)

31.20 ± 0.25^a

30.33 ± 0.24^b

28.57 ± 0.20^c

0.041

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.75 ± 0.10

1.81 ± 0.03

1.81 ± 0.02

0.097

Uric acid (mg/dL)

0.53 ± 0.01

0.53 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.02

0.371