Table 2: Antioxidant status in homogenate of brain tissues.
| Groups | Lipidhydroperoxide LPO (nmol/mg of protein) |
Total antioxidants TA (mM/mg of protein) |
Glutathione Peroxidase GPx (nmol/min/mg of protein |
Catalase CAT (μM/mg of protein) |
Superoxide dismutase (units/mg of protein) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical significance was represented as P<0.01. a** Group III compared with Group I. b* Group IV compared with Group III, Group V compared with Group III. | |||||
| Group I | 3.03 ± 0.10 | 3.27 ± 0.30 | 23.8 ± 1.38 | 48.60 ± 3.32 | 35.73 ± 3.19 |
| Group II | 2.51 ± 0.30 | 3.10 ± 0.16 | 26.18 ± 1.95 | 53.80 ± 4.23 | 33.02 ± 1.05 |
| Group III | 4.24 ± 0.25a** | 1.57 ± 0.15a** | 12.65 ± 1.83a** | 31.26 ± 2.84a** | 9.82 ± 0.58a** |
| Group IV | 2.13 ± 0.13b* | 2.38 ± 0.15b* | 20.46 ± 2.6b* | 44.78 ± 2.39b* | 19.17 ± 1.47b* |
| Group V | 2.52 ± 0.15b** | 2.77 ± 0.13b** | 22.01 ± 1.56b** | 47.49 ± 2.24b** | 23.03 ± 1.97b** |