Table 2.
Effects of melatonin on MDA level and SOD activity of liver homogenates of immunological injury mice (n = 10, mean ± SE)
Group | Dose (mg/kg bm) | MDA (nmol/g tissue) | SOD (U/g tissue) |
Normal | --- | 92 ± 26 | 297 ± 22 |
Model | --- | 439 ± 25d | 202.46 ± 26d |
Melatonin | 0.25 | 335 ± 37b | 266 ± 71b |
1.0 | 332 ± 28b | 273 ± 31b | |
4.0 | 346 ± 17b | 244 ± 27b |
aP < 0.05,
P < 0.01 vs model group;
P < 0.01 vs normal control group.