Table 3.
Membrane-bound ATPases | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV |
---|---|---|---|---|
Na+ K+ ATPase | 9.03 ± 0.3 | 8.38 ± 0.06* | 9.22 ± 0.61‡ | 8.76 ± 0.09† |
Ca2+ ATPase | 7.48 ± 0.64 | 5.38 ± 0.25* | 7.55 ± 0.42‡ | 6.94 ± 0.31† |
Mg2+ ATPase | 7.91 ± 0.15 | 5.9 ± 0.04* | 7.97 ± 0.52‡ | 7.53 ± 1.20† |
Data are presented as mean ± standard error (n = 6) and nmols of pi-liberated/mg of protein.
p < 0.001, compared to control.
p < 0.001, compared to the Cd-treated group.
Not significant as compared to control.
Cd, cadmium; Group I, Control; Group II, treated with Cd chloride [5 mg/kg body weight (BW)]; Group III, treated with Tinospora cordifolia-stem methanolic extract (TCE; 100 mg/kg BW); Group IV; treated with Cd chloride (5 mg/kg BW) and TCE (100 mg/kg BW); Cd + TCE.