Table 2.

Effect of MCE on the levels of TBARS and HP in plasma, liver and brain in normal and experimental rats.

Groups	Plasma TBARS (nM ml−1)	Plasma HP (values × 10−5 mM dL−1)	Liver TBARS (mM per 100 g wet tissue)	Liver HP (mM per 100 g wet tissue)	Brain TBARS (mM per 100 g wet tissue)	Brain HP (mM per 100 g wet tissue)
Normal	2.74 ± 0.17a	8.40 ± 0.11a	0.86 ± 0.07a	66.08 ± 5.21a	1.06 ± 0.08a	112.00 ± 8.50a
Normal + MCE (300 mg kg−1)	2.93 ± 0.17a	8.25 ± 0.54a	0.80 ± 0.06a	64.03 ± 5.12a	0.96 ± 0.07a	111.28 ± 8.48a
AC (100 mg kg−1)	4.56 ± 0.35b	13.16 ± 1.01b	2.16 ± 0.14b	97.86 ± 7.03b	1.97 ± 0.15b	135.24 ± 10.30b
MCE (300 mg kg−1) + AC	3.10 ± 0.17c	10.20 ± 0.89c	1.15 ± 0.11c	76.56 ± 5.81c	1.36 ± 0.11c	118.44 ± 2.76c

Each value is mean ± SD for 8 rats in each group. Values not sharing a common superscript (a, b and c) differ significantly at P < .05 (DMRT).