Table 5.
Effect of KRG pretreatment on antioxidant in heart tissue
| Group (n=10) | Superoxide dismutase (U/mg protein) | Catalase (μmol of H2O2 consumed/mg protein) | Glutathione peroxidase (μmol of glutathione oxidized/mg protein) | Malondialdehyde (nmol/mg protein) |
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| N/C | 9.84±0.92 | 17.58±0.85 | 2.61±0.12 | 5.83±1.22 |
| KRG control | 9.75±0.75 | 16.95±0.94 | 2.73±0.09 | 5.76±1.31 |
| ISO control | 6.32±1.13 | 11.43±1.22 | 2.17±0.14 | 10.02±1.53 |
| 250KRG+ISO | 7.63±1.471) | 13.26±1.541) | 2.35±0.261) | 8.25±1.761) |
| 500KRG+ISO | 8.76±1.352) | 14.89±0.933) | 2.46±0.192) | 7.29±1.432) |
Results are expressed as the mean±SD in each group.
KRG, Korean Red Ginseng extract; N/C, normal control; ISO, isoproterenol.
1)Significantly no difference compared with ISO control (p>0.05).
2) Significantly different (p<0.05) from ISO control.
3) Significantly different (p<0.01) from ISO control.