Table 4.
Effect of iron and/or tucum-do-cerrado intake in antioxidant enzymes activity in the liver and kidney of adult rats treated for 12 weeks.
| Enzyme | Tissue | CT | +Fe | Tuc | Tuc + Fe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | Liver | 208.89 ± 24.96 | 167.53 ± 40.80 | 266.28 ± 51.32 | 223.87 ± 28.11 |
| Kidney | 103.85 ± 13.03 | 116.95 ± 15.46 | 91.05 ± 11.57 | 91.16 ± 8.94 § | |
| GPx | Liver | 1.07 ± 0.11 | 0.74 ± 0.03 | 1.33 ± 0.29 | 1.13 ± 0.18 § |
| Kidney | 0.64 ± 0.14 | 0.63 ± 0.10 | 0.54 ± 0.10 | 0.57 ± 0.11 | |
| SOD | Liver | 17.23 ± 1.16 | 37.83 ± 4.49 * | 29.99 ± 7.89 * | 28.17 ± 3.74 |
| Kidney | 19.44 ± 1.76 | 21.99 ± 3.14 | 13.13 ± 1.30 * | 10.67 ± 1.12 *,§ | |
| GR | Liver | 38.37 ± 10.84 | 36.35 ± 6.67 | 42.48 ± 5.45 | 22.81 ± 3.80 * |
| Kidney | 133. 68 ± 30.21 | 139.90 ± 17.72 | 108.33 ± 21.24 | 97.00 ± 6.36 | |
| GST | Liver | 340.09 ± 76.14 | 428.47 ± 74.26 | 454.54 ± 93.64 | 427.16 ± 73.22 |
| Kidney | 124.16 ± 17.62 | 139.10 ± 24.83 | 125.56 ± 23.67 | 118.42 ± 12.22 |
CT, group treated with control diet AIN-93G; +Fe, group treated with AIN-93G diet containing 350 mg of iron/kg of diet; Tuc, AIN-93G diet added of 15% tucum-do-cerrado; Tuc + Fe, group treated AIN-93G diet containing 350 mg of iron/kg of diet and added of 15% tucum-do-cerrado. CAT, catalase; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GR, glutathione reductase; GST, glutathione S transferase. Data correspond to average ± standard deviation (n = 6). * Statistical differences compared to CT group; § Statistical differences compared to +Fe group (p < 0.05).