Table 2.

Effect of MEEV on antioxidant enzymes in normal and hypercholesterolemic rats

Parameters	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
SOD (Units/mg of protein)	6.90±0.10	3.13±0.12a***	4.36±0.16b**	4.69±0.12b***	5.65±0.17b***
CAT (n moles of H2O2 decomposed/mg of protein)	44.60±1.32	22.24±1.25a***	31.18±1.47b***	36.75±1.31b***	39.28±1.33b***
LPO (n moles of TBRAS/mg of protein)	2.72±0.04	4.40±0.05a***	3.80±0.06b***	3.20±0.06b***	2.90±0.06b***

Values are mean ± SEM, n=6 animals in each group. Comparisons were made between: a, group I vs. II and b, group II vs. III, IV, and V. Symbols represent statistical significance:

^*P<0.05,

^**P<0.01,

^***P<0.001