Table 2.
Effects of dietary AFB1 and CM concentrations on hepatic antioxidant parameters in chicks at week 2 1.
| Item | Control | AFB1 | CM | AFB1 + CM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPX, U/mg | 127.8 ± 5.1 b | 111.1 ± 10.3 a | 159.9 ± 15.1 c | 159.7 ± 8.9 c |
| SOD, U/mg | 156.8 ± 5.2 a,b | 149.9 ± 9.7 a | 170.2 ± 6.7 b | 162.5 ± 8.7 a,b |
| CAT, U/mg | 13.6 ± 0.9 b | 11.4 ± 1.6 a | 15.4 ± 1.2 b,c | 16.7 ± 1.0 c |
| GST, U/mg | 61.5 ± 1.1 | 60.6 ± 1.9 | 62.3 ± 5.1 | 62.0 ± 2.4 |
| GSH, μmol/g | 48.5 ± 10.1 b | 33.5 ± 3.9 a | 62.8 ± 17.6 b | 53.4 ± 15.6 b |
| MDA, μmol/g | 3.2 ± 0.4 a | 6.4 ± 1.3 b | 2.9 ± 0.5 a | 3.2 ± 0.6 a |
| 8-OHdG, nmol/mg | 152.2 ± 8.1 a | 179.5 ± 5.4 b | 157.9 ± 2.9 a | 156.8 ± 4.7 a |
1 Values are expressed as means ± SD (n = 5), and means with different superscript letters differ (p < 0.05). AFB1, aflatoxin B1; CAT, catalase; CM, curcumin; GPX, glutathione peroxidase; GSH, glutathione; GST, glutathione-S transferases; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; 8-OHdG, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine. Experimental details of Control and AFB1 groups are given in Sun et al. (2016) [12].