. 2014 Aug 10;30(1):183–190. doi: 10.1007/s11011-014-9599-z

Table 1.

Antioxidant parameters in the brain of rats chronically intoxicated with ethanol and rats drinking sweet grass beverage and chronically intoxicated with ethanol

Analyzed parameter	Groups of rats
Cu,Zn–SOD (U/mg protein) GSH-Px (U/mg protein) GSSG-R (U/mg protein) CAT (U/mg protein)	55.7 ± 3.2 52.4 ± 2.1 3.51 ± 0.17 0.57 ± 0.02	53.4 ± 3.8 47.3 ± 2.5^a 3.28 ± 0.21 0.45 ± 0.02^a	22.6 ± 2.2^ab 39.8 ± 3.5^ab 2.20 ± 0.15^ab 0.36 ± 0.03^ab	34.7 ± 2.9^abc 45.6 ± 3.32^ac 2.95 ± 0.25^abc 0.45 ± 0.03^ac
GSH (μmol/g tissue) Vitamin C (μmol/g tissue) Vitamin E (nmol/g tissue) Vitamin A (nmol/g tissue)	0.95 ± 0.06 2.34 ± 0.16 24.32 ± 1.33 0.42 ± 0.02	0.89 ± 0.07 2.40 ± 0.18 24.95 ± 1.67 0.40 ± 0.02	0.56 ± 0.04^ab 1.77 ± 0.13^ab 20.12 ± 1.51^ab 0.26 ± 0.02^ab	0.81 ± 0.07^ac 2.08 ± 0.16 ^abc 22.51 ± 1.67^bc 0.33 ± 0.02^abc

Analyzed parameter

Groups of rats

Control

Sweet grass

Alcohol

Alcohol
+ sweet grass

Cu,Zn–SOD (U/mg protein)

GSH-Px (U/mg protein)

GSSG-R (U/mg protein)

CAT (U/mg protein)

55.7 ± 3.2

52.4 ± 2.1

3.51 ± 0.17

0.57 ± 0.02

53.4 ± 3.8

47.3 ± 2.5^a

3.28 ± 0.21

0.45 ± 0.02^a

22.6 ± 2.2^ab

39.8 ± 3.5^ab

2.20 ± 0.15^ab

0.36 ± 0.03^ab

34.7 ± 2.9^abc

45.6 ± 3.32^ac

2.95 ± 0.25^abc

0.45 ± 0.03^ac

GSH (μmol/g tissue)

Vitamin C (μmol/g tissue)

Vitamin E (nmol/g tissue)

Vitamin A (nmol/g tissue)

0.95 ± 0.06

2.34 ± 0.16

24.32 ± 1.33

0.42 ± 0.02

0.89 ± 0.07

2.40 ± 0.18

24.95 ± 1.67

0.40 ± 0.02

0.56 ± 0.04^ab

1.77 ± 0.13^ab

20.12 ± 1.51^ab

0.26 ± 0.02^ab

0.81 ± 0.07^ac

2.08 ± 0.16 ^abc

22.51 ± 1.67^bc

0.33 ± 0.02^abc

Data points represent mean ± SD; n = 6; (^a p < 0,05 in comparison with control group; ^b p < 0,05 in comparison with sweet grass group; ^c p < 0,05 in comparison with alcohol group)