Table 5.
Parameter | Control | F2 | FG | G |
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Oxidative stress in serum at the end of the treatment period (day 24) | ||||
Serum MDA nmol/mL | 2.735 ± 0.16 | 3.46 ± 0.32 | 5.783 ± 0.31∗ | 2.86 ± 0.19 |
Serum glutathione (GSH) mL/L | 167 ± 5.23 | 145 ± 5.8 | 103 ± 4.9∗ | 159 ± 6.3 |
Oxidative stress in kidney homogenate at the end of the treatment period | ||||
MDA in nmol/g kidney tissue | 65.4 ± 2.3 | 67.1 ± 2.6 | 83.2 ± 3.7 | 79.4 ± 5.8 |
GSH glutathione mg/g kidney tissue | 98.5 ± 3.1 | 97.5 ± 2.8 | 89.5 ± 3.2 | 91.2 ± 2.6 |
The measurements were done at the end of the treatment period. Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. ∗, ‡, $, and @ indicate statistical significance as compared to control, F2, FG, and G groups, respectively (P < 0.05).