Table 6.
Levels of enzymatic antioxidants in kidney of experimental animals
Groups | Superoxide dismutase | Catalase | Glutathione-S-transferase | Glutathione peroxidase |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control |
1.5 ± 0.357a |
26.76 ± 0.546a |
7.03 ± 0.031a |
31.12 ± 0.040a |
Diabetic control |
0.86 ± 0.044b |
18.76 ± 0.045b |
3.46 ± 0.040b |
14.17 ± 0.049b |
Diabetic + Glibenclamide |
1.24 ± 0.040ac |
25.16 ± 0.049c |
6.73 ± 0.361ac |
24.1 ± 0.044c |
Diabetic +
Alpinia calcarata
|
1.03 ± 0.037bc |
19.66 ± 0.044d |
6.52 ± 0.045c |
22.83 ± 0.035d |
Alpinia calcarata alone | 1.37 ± 0.042ac | 26.37 ± 0.040a | 6.96 ± 0.040 a | 30.12 ± 0.036a |
Values are expressed as Mean ± S.D. Values are taken as a mean of five individuals experiments.
Values not sharing a common superscript letter differ significantly (DMRT).
Units:
Superoxide dismutase- Units/mg of protein.
Catalase- (μ moles of H2O2 utilized /min/mg/protein.
Glutathione-S-transferase- μmoles of CDNB-Conjugate formed/mg of protein.
Glutathione peroxidase- μg of GSH/mg of protein.
a Control group.
b Comparison between control and diabetic groups.
c Comparison between diabetic and standard drug glibenclamide treated groups.
d Comparison between control and Alpinia calcarata alone treated groups.