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. 2018 Mar 6;5:348–356. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.03.002

Table 4.

Malondialdehyde and antioxidant enzymes of liver and kidneys homogenates of the treated rats.

Parameter
Control FC
FC
NFC
NFC
ShC
ShC
NSh
NSh
(100 mg/kg BW) (200 mg/kg BW) (100 mg/kg BW) (200 mg/kg BW) (100 mg/kg BW) (200 mg/kg BW) (100 mg/kg BW) (200 mg/kg BW)
MDA Liver 43.8 ± 1.7a 42.5 ± 2.2a 44.8 ± 0.9a 44.6 ± 1.7a 43.6 ± 0.9a 43.2 ± 1.2a 43.2 ± 0.9a 24.8 ± 0.4a 42.9 ± 0.6a
Kidneys 40.3 ± 0.8a 39.2 ± 1.3a 40.6 ± 1.8a 38.06 ± 2.5a 40.46 ± 1.6a 43.7 ± 1.2a 41.7 ± 1a 42.1 ± 0.7a 40.4 ± 2.1a
SOD Liver 32.3 ± 1.5a 34.1 ± 1.9a 32.2 ± 1.7a 35.3 ± 1.1a 35.1 ± 2a 32.3 ± 0.8a 34.5 ± 1.2a 33.8 ± 1.8a 34.2 ± 1.1a
Kidneys 38.1± 0.6a 38.6 ± 1a 37 ± 1.5a 39.8 ± 0.7a 41.03 ± 1.5a 39.3 ± 0.4a 38.2 ± 0.7a 40.6 ± 0.9a 39.02 ± 0.9a
TAC Mol/ Liver 24 ± 0.5a 23 ± 2a 26.7 ± 1.2a 28.4 ± 1.6a 33.2 ± 2a 27.7 ± 0.5a 29 ± 0.8a 26.4 ± 1.2a 26.5 ± 0.7a
Kidneys 23.7 ± 0.6a 23.2 ± 1.2a 24.3 ± 0.7a 23.9 ± 0.2a 24.5 ± 2a 23.7 ± 1.2a 24.5 ± 0.5a 24.6 ± 1a 24.1 ± 0.3a
CAT Liver 42 ± 3.6a 43 ± 1.7a 45.1 ± 2a 44.4 ± 1.5a 47.3 ± 1.9a 50.06 ± 0.7a 47.2 ± 1.5a 46.3 ± 0.5a 45.7 ± 0.7a
Kidneys 40.3 ± 0.8a 39.2 ± 1.2a 40.1 ± 1.7a 38.06 ± 2.5a 40.46 ± 1.6a 43.7 ± 1.2a 41.7 ± 1a 42.1 ± 0.6a 40.33 ± 2.1a

Within each row, means with superscript with different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05; Control = Untreated Crop; FC = fungal chitosan; NFC = nano fungal chitosan; ShC = Shrimp chitosan; NShC = nano shrimp chitosan; Bw = body weight; SOD = superoxide dismutase; TAC = total antioxidant capacity; CAT = catalase; MDA = Malondialdehyde.