Table 4.
Effect of gallic acid (GA) oral dosing on liver content of arsenic (ATO) and zinc (Zn) of rats exposed to zinc dioxide nanoparticles (ZNPs) and/or arsenic trioxide (ATO) for 60 days.
| Residues (ppm) | Control | GA | ZNPs | % of control* | ATO | % of control* | ZNPs+ATO | % of control* | GA+ZNPs+ATO | % of restoration≠ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic (As) | 0.39c±0.01 | 0.29 d ± 0.03 | 0.47c±0.02 | 121 | 0.67 b ± 0.03 | 172 | 0.80a±0.03 | 205 | 0.47c±0.02 | 59 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 24.63c±0.68 | 20.13d ± 1.74 | 40.00a±0.82 | 162 | 32.43 b ± 1.05 | 132 | 41.23a±1.13 | 167 | 23.17 cd ± 0.78 | 56 |
*% of control = (mean value of the intoxicated group/mean values of the control group)*100. ≠ % of restoration= (mean value of GA + ZNPs + ATO group/mean values of ZNPs + ATO group)*100. ND: Not detected. Means within the same row carrying different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05. The values shown are means ± SE. n = 10 group.