Table 1.
Mean ± SEM of GSH (μg/ml), MD (μmoles/ml), vitamin C (μg/ml) concentrations and catalase (U/dl) and GPX (U/100 mg) activities in the brain homogenates of the two groups of rats
| Parameters | Groups | Min. | Max. | Mean ± SEM | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GSH (μg/ml) |
Control |
49.81 |
76.8 |
60.2 ± 3.05 |
0.05 |
| |
PA |
22.04 |
67.96 |
44.84 ± 4.81 |
|
|
GPX |
Control |
4.05 |
6.28 |
5.17 ± 0.3 |
0.01 |
| |
PA |
2.31 |
2.88 |
2.49 ± 0.11 |
|
|
MD (μmoles/ml) |
Control |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.06 ± 0.007 |
0.001 |
| |
PA |
0.08 |
0.42 |
0.18 ± 0.03 |
|
|
Vitamin C (μg/ml) |
Control |
15.04 |
23.89 |
20.51 ± 1.31 |
0.011 |
| |
PA |
6.57 |
18.88 |
12.7 ± 1.45 |
|
|
Catalase (U/dl) |
Control |
3.08 |
6.08 |
4.42 ± 0.33 |
<0.001 |
| PA | 2.03 | 8.7 | 3.86 ± 0.84 |
GPX glutathione peroxidase; GSH glutathione; MD malondialdehyde; max maximum; min minimum; SEM standard error of the mean.