Table 3.
Effect of oral administration of lead acetate on superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, androgen receptor and caspase-3 protein expression for 60 days in male albino rats.
| Groups and treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Cinnamon | Lead | Lead and cinnamon | |
| SOD (μ/g) | 886.3 ± 32.4a | 1000.0 ± 33.5a | 456.9 ± 25.4b | 619.1 ± 37.6c |
| Catalase (μ/g) | 0.24 ± 0.01a | 0.26 ± 0.01a | 0.15 ± 0.01b | 0.19 ± 0.01c |
| Androgen receptor | 111.2 ± 1.6a | 114.5 ± 2.1a | 85.6 ± 1.2b | 97.8 ± 2.1c |
| Caspase-3 | 43.6 ± 1.2a | 41.1 ± 0.8a | 75.4 ± 3.1b | 60.9 ± 2.5c |
a and b indicated significant change, at P < 0.0001; a and c indicated significant change, at P < 0.0001; b and c indicated significant change, at P < 0.0001 except for SOD and catalase activities at P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively.