Table 3.
Indices of antioxidant status in oxidative stressed rats
| Parameters | Diets | Study intervals (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 28 | 56 | ||
| Total Glutathione (mg/L) | D1 | 27.70 ± 1.78cd | 23.24 ± 1.68e | 20.71 ± 1.29f |
| D2 | 29.09 ± 1.87c | 28.03 ± 1.31cd | 30.34 ± 1.78bc | |
| D3 | 26.76 ± 1.06de | 30.71 ± 1.47b | 32.60 ± 1.39a | |
| Reduced Glutathione (mg/L) | D1 | 21.67 ± 1.25 | 17.80 ± 0.58 | 15.46 ± 0.78 |
| D2 | 23.19 ± 0.97 | 22.96 ± 0.77 | 24.93 ± 1.10 | |
| D3 | 20.75 ± 0.79 | 25.33 ± 1.23 | 27.49 ± 1.22 | |
| α-Tocopherol (ng/mL) | D1 | 74.16 ± 4.75bc | 61.36 ± 4.42d | 52.35 ± 3.26e |
| D2 | 70.51 ± 2.78c | 78.55 ± 3.76a | 80.29 ± 3.43a | |
| D3 | 70.97 ± 4.57c | 74.92 ± 3.50bc | 76.59 ± 4.50ab | |
| γ-Tocopherol (ng/mL) | D1 | 15.12 ± 0.97cd | 14.97 ± 1.08cd | 12.01 ± 0.75e |
| D2 | 14.25 ± 0.56d | 16.58 ± 0.79b | 19.06 ± 0.82a | |
| D3 | 14.12 ± 0.91d | 15.66 ± 0.73bc | 16.91 ± 0.99b | |
D1 = Control diet; D2 = N. sativa seed fixed oil; D3 = N. sativa seed essential oil
Means sharing same letters in a column/row do not differ significantly at P < 0.05