Table 5.
Antioxidant biomarkers in Rat’s kidneys of different groups
| Groups | Parameters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOD (U/mg protein) |
CAT (U/mg protein) |
GPx (U/mg protein) |
GR (nmol/min/mg protein) |
GST (µmol/h/mg protein) |
GSH (mmol/mg protein) |
||
| Control | 78.23 b ±2.37 | 85.67 b ±1.89 | 58.63 b ±1.82 | 11.65 b ±0.405 | 0.678 b ±0.021 | 2.48 b ±0.093 | |
| NSAE | 92.37 a ±2.69 | 102.26a ± 2.85 | 70.20 a ±1.64 | 13.65 a ±0.501 | 0.809 a ±0.015 | 3.01 a ±0.068 | |
| NS-Ag-NC | 95.17 a ±2.12 | 103.76a ± 2.70 | 72.31 a ±1.80 | 14.13 a ±0.458 | 0.828 a ±0.019 | 3.02 a ±0.101 | |
| TAA | 36.65 e ±1.31 | 41.36 e ±1.58 | 30.34 e ±1.00 | 6.03 d ±0.136 | 0.348 e ±0.009 | 1.19 e ±0.027 | |
| NSAE + TAA | 57.14 d ±2.19 | 62.27 d ±2.25 | 45.93 d ±1.36 | 9.08 c ±0.282 | 0.542 d ±0.014 | 1.91 d ±0.041 | |
|
NS-Ag-NC + TAA |
69.30 c ±2.36 | 73.07 c ±2.12 | 53.07 c ±1.25 | 9.91 c ±0.293 | 0.601c ± 0.012 | 2.22 c ±0.077 | |
Values are expressed as means ± SE; n = 7/group. Mean values within a column not sharing common superscript letters (a, b, c, d, e) were significantly different, (F = 101.7, P < 0.0001). Variations are compared as follows: NSAE, NS-Ag-NC, and TAA groups are opposed to the control group while NSAE + TAA and NS-Ag-NC + TAA groups are compared to the TAA group