Table 2.
Antioxidant enzyme profiles and marker of oxidative stress in renal tissues of rats from the different study groups (mean ± SD).
Normal | Buffer | STZ group | STZ + HSE | STZ + HSE | |
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(100 g kg−1) | (400 g kg−1) | ||||
MDA (M mg−1 protein) | 2.83 ± 0.78 | 3.32 ± 0.78 | 4.04 ± 0.51 (a) | 2.74 ± 0.72 (d) | 2.31 ± 0.43 (d) |
Catalase (Units mg−1 protein) | 11.21 ± 4.78 | 11.25 ± 5.22 | 6.11 ± 3.03 (b) | 24.97 ± 6.93 (d) | 34.00 ± 8.81 (d) |
GSH (ng mg−1 protein) | 9.28 ± 0.40 | 9.63 ± 0.33 | 6.80 ± 0.29 (b) | 6.28 ± 0.25 | 9.25 ± 0.54 (d) |
n = 5. (a) P < .05; (b) P < .01 significant differently from control group; (c) P < .05; (d) P < .01 significant differently from STZ group.