Table 2. Effects of liquiritin (LQ) on the contents of CAT, SOD and GSH-Px in brain tissues of Alzheimer's disease rats (± s; n = 10).
| Groups | CAT (nmol/mgp) |
SOD (U/mgp) |
GSH-Px (U/mgp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1.87 ± 0.57 | 96.28 ± 27.35 | 149.78 ± 69.72 |
| Model | 0.94 ± 0.53* | 57.53 ± 20.81** | 98.94 ± 55.31* |
| LQ (40 mg/kg·d) | 1.05 ± 0.61# | 71.43 ± 25.75# | 103.45 ± 41.48 |
| LQ (80 mg/kg·d) | 1.31 ± 0.22# | 88.32 ± 24.11# | 129.78 ± 31.11# |
| LQ (160 mg/kg·d) | 1.54 ± 0.34# | 91.24 ± 20.33## | 137.56 ± 57.24# |
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01 vs control group;
#
p < 0.05,
##
p < 0.01 vs model group
CAT: catalase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase