Table 3.

Total lens protein and soluble protein levels of controls and HIE-treated cataractous Sprague–Dawley rats

Treatment	Lens proteins
	Total protein (µg mL−1)	CRYAA (pg mL−1)	CRYAB (pg mL−1)
10 mL kg−1 NS	2135 ± 158.0	167.3 ± 13.14	84.30 ± 3.303
NORM	4369 ± 108.1***	673.2 ± 43.09***	153.7 ± 3.303***
30 mg kg−1 HIE	3500 ± 39.67***	515.5 ± 34.77***	153.7 ± 3.303***
100 mg kg−1 HIE	2915 ± 167.0**	331.6 ± 22.76**	117.3 ± 8.739**
300 mg kg1 HIE	3545 ± 83.48***	719.2 ± 6.571***	160.3 ± 5.721***

Values are mean ± SEM (n = 8). **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001; ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s post hoc test

CRYAA alpha crystallin A, CRYAB alpha crystallin B, NS normal saline, NORM normal control