Table 1.

Effect of S. platensis on testicular oxidative stress parameters in arsenic treated rats.

Parameter	Treatment
	Control	Arsenic	S. platensis + arsenic	S. platensis
MDA (nmol/mg protein)	10.48 ± 0.36	22.83 ± 0.89∗∗	14.95 ± 0.65∗∗@	8.76 ± 0.67∗
SOD (unit/mg protein)	24.27 ± 0.65	9.11 ± 0.35∗∗	16.81 ± 0.44∗∗@	26.89 ± 0.21∗∗
Catalase (μmol/min/mg protein)	30.28 ± 1.06	15.86 ± 0.35∗∗	22.75 ± 0.74∗∗@	32.11 ± 2.10
GSH (nmol/mg protein)	27.25 ± 1.47	14.13 ± 0.89∗∗	21.25 ± 1.14∗∗@	39.87 ± 1.86∗∗
TNF-α (pg/100 mg tissue)	11.48 ± 0.21	108.12 ± 3.15∗∗	46.92 ± 2.71∗∗@	10.65 ± 0.47
Nitric oxide (nmol/100 mg tissue)	85.20 ± 4.14	216.92 ± 5.78∗∗	130.41 ± 6.37∗∗@	87.14 ± 3.60

All numbers are mean + standard error, n = 8.

^∗Significantly different from control value, ^∗ P < 0.05, ^∗∗ P < 0.01.

^@Significantly different from arsenic group value, ^@ P < 0.01.

MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GSH: reduced glutathione; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha.