Table 2. Mean of total protein concentration, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in stomach tissue homogenates of normal control, ulcer control, positive control, and ETHAB (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg) treated groups.
| Animal Group | No of animals | Total protein (mg/mL tissue) | SOD (U/mg protein) | MDA (µmol/g protein) |
| normal control | 6 | 12.17±0.37# | 21.60±0.37* # | 101.8±2.26# |
| ulcer control | 6 | 7.28±0.51* | 12.21±0.54* | 204.2±3.77* |
| positive control | 6 | 11.49±0.51# | 28.81±1.33# | 116.9±3.27# |
| ETHAB (5 mg/kg) | 6 | 10.26±0.34* | 18.29±0.51* | 117.1±2.65# |
| ETHAB (10 mg/kg) | 6 | 13.44±1.12# | 23.36±0.79* # | 124.04±5.35* # |
| ETHAB (20 mg/kg) | 6 | 13.72±0.66# | 25.55±1.12# | 109.4±1.96# |
*The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level (p<0.05) compared to PC.
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The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level (p<0.05) compared to UC.