Table 4.
Effects of N. sativa fixed and essential oil on indices of immune system in diabetic rats
| Parameters | Diets |
Study intervals (Days) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 28 | 56 | ||
|
Xanthine oxidase (IU/mg protein) |
D
1
|
26.13 ± 1.51c |
29.82 ± 0.97b |
32.13 ± 1.63a |
|
D
2
|
29.03 ± 1.21b |
28.28 ± 0.95bc |
25.10 ± 1.11d |
|
|
D
3
|
29.45 ± 1.12b |
26.33 ± 1.28 cd |
19.33 ± 0.86e |
|
|
Myeloperoxidase (IU/mg protein) |
D
1
|
15.66 ± 0.904c |
17.34 ± 0.562b |
20.65 ± 1.047a |
|
D
2
|
16.09 ± 0.673c |
13.53 ± 0.455d |
13.28 ± 0.585d |
|
|
D
3
|
16.08 ± 0.612c |
12.42 ± 0.605e |
10.85 ± 0.482f |
|
| Nitric oxide (nmol/dL ) |
D
1
|
23.42 ± 1.35d |
25.98 ± 0.84b |
27.13 ± 1.38a |
|
D
2
|
23.47 ± 0.98c |
21.58 ± 0.73d |
21.22 ± 0.93d |
|
| D 3 | 24.79 ± 0.94bc | 21.21 ± 1.03d | 17.43 ± 0.77e | |
Means sharing same letters in a column/row do not differ significantly at P < 0.05.
D1 = control diet; D2 = N. sativa seed fixed oil; D3 = N. sativa seed essential oil.