Table 3.
Renal oxidative stress parameters in normal rats (Group I), STZ-diabetic rats (Group II) and diabetic rats treated with three doses (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) leaves extract (Groups III, IV and V, respectively)
| Parameters | Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | |
| MDA (nmol/mg protein) | 1.25 ± 0.03§ | 3.35 ± 0.04* | 2.66 ± 0.10† | 2.25 ± 0.90‡ | 2.11 ± 0.06‡ |
| CAT (nmol/mg protein) | 3.56 ± 0.11* | 1.59 ± 0.03¶ | 1.75 ± 0.08§ | 2.05 ± 0.11‡ | 2.28 ± 0.06† |
| SOD (U/mg protein) | 4.79 ± 0.17* | 2.20 ± 0.06¶ | 2.45 ± 0.06§ | 2.96 ± 0.09‡ | 3.28 ± 0.04† |
All data expressed as mean ± SD for six rats.
*†‡§¶
Means superscripted with different letters are significantly different at (P < 0.05).