Table 1.
The effects of Cordyceps militaris fruit body extract on antioxidant status in serum of mice before and after swimming.
| Female | Male | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTRL | CM (g/kg) | Pro (g/kg) | CTRL | CM (g/kg) | Pro (g/kg) | |||||
| 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Before swimming | ||||||||||
| MDA (nmol/mL) | 17.36 ± 5.28 | 10.29 ± 3.25 | 12.41 ± 4.01 | 9.20 ± 4.55 | 12.90 ± 3.81 | 38.70 ± 4.04 | 20.5 ± 6.81∗∗ | 24.76 ± 9.52∗ | 9.52 ± 3.33∗∗ | 18.79 ± 4.91∗∗ |
| SOD (U/mL) | 96 ± 31 | 103 ± 13 | 99 ± 13 | 100 ± 33 | 126 ± 18∗∗ | 116 ± 20 | 113 ± 24 | 95 ± 20 | 89 ± 16 | 120 ± 23∗ |
| GSH-Px (μmol/mL) | 81 ± 30 | 132 ± 32∗ | 156 ± 33∗∗ | 149 ± 33∗∗ | 150 ± 34∗ | 60 ± 5 | 65 ± 23 | 150 ± 36∗∗ | 139 ± 42∗ | 226 ± 34∗∗ |
| After swimming | ||||||||||
| MDA (nmol/mL) | 36.19 ± 4.40 | 31.07 ± 5.98 | 11.62 ± 5.94∗∗ | 19.33 ± 4.74∗∗ | 37.78 ± 10.02 | 33.90 ± 4.29 | 32.38 ± 5.89 | 13.97 ± 4.86∗∗ | 21.67 ± 5.21∗∗ | 27.43 ± 3.94 |
| SOD (U/mL) | 76 ± 14 | 106 ± 21∗ | 127 ± 11∗∗ | 123 ± 20∗∗ | 110 ± 15∗ | 73 ± 21 | 140 ± 17∗∗ | 134 ± 9∗∗ | 102 ± 22∗ | 82 ± 17 |
| GSH-Px (μmol/mL) | 132 ± 41 | 247 ± 42∗ | 280 ± 35∗∗ | 256 ± 59∗∗ | 350 ± 45∗∗ | 138 ± 45 | 269 ± 46∗∗ | 320 ± 60∗∗ | 295 ± 53∗∗ | 387 ± 45∗∗ |
Treatment with Cordyceps militaris fruit body extract (0.5 g/kg, 1.0 g/kg, and 2.0 g/kg) and Rhodiola rosea (0.5 g/kg) for 2 weeks; before and after 20 min swimming, the levels of MDA and the activities of SOD and GSH-Px in serum in male and female mouse were detected. Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 6). ∗ P < 0.05 and ∗∗ P < 0.01 compared with control group.