Table 3.

Effect of ADW on antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activity during BPA induced toxicity in HepG2 cells. Values are Mean ± SEM of three independent experiments carried out in triplicates.

Groups	Catalasea	Glutathione peroxidiseb	Superoxide dismutasec
Control	1.45 ± 0.18*	28.68 ± 1.35*	45.58 ± 1.56*
Antimycin A (10 μM)	0.58 ± 0.05**	11.57 ± 0.98**	20.97 ± 1.51**
BPA (100 nM)	0.48 ± 0.10**	16.58 ± 1.68**	28.28 ± 1.98**
BPA (100 nM) + vitamin E (25 μM)	0.84 ± 0.12*	23.68 ± 1.32*	35.64 ± 3.11*
BPA (100 nM) + ADW (100 μg/ml)	0.96 ± 0.09*	20.67 ± 1.12*	29.15 ± 2.61

^**Statistically significant at P < 0.05 compared to control.

^*Statistically significant at P < 0.05 compared to BPA.

^aμmol of H₂O₂ decomposed/min/mg protein.

^bμmol of NADPH oxidized/min/mg protein.

^cUnits/mg protein.