Table 3. Effects of malathion (100 mg kg–1) and resveratrol (Res: 5, 10, and 20 mg kg–1) + malathion (100 mg kg–1) on malondialdehyde levels in whole blood, liver, kidney, heart and brain tissue homogenates of rats.
Experimental design | Blood (nmol ml–1) | Liver (nmol per g tissue) | Kidney (nmol per g tissue) | Heart (nmol per g tissue) | Brain (nmol per g tissue) |
Control | 3.76 ± 0.62b | 4.45 ± 0.86b | 3.82 ± 2.20b | 3.34 ± 0.40c | 3.64 ± 0.74b |
Corn oil | 3.83 ± 0.83b | 4.30 ± 0.54b | 4.14 ± 1.27b | 3.26 ± 0.68c | 3.57 ± 0.75b |
Malathion | 7.27 ± 1.80a | 7.68 ± 0.99a | 6.98 ± 1.00a | 6.19 ± 1.08a | 7.41 ± 1.14a |
Res5 + malathion | 4.78 ± 0.69ab | 6.04 ± 1.76ab | 5.53 ± 1.52ab | 6.05 ± 1.25a | 5.66 ± 2.52ab |
Res10 + malathion | 4.41 ± 0.48ab | 5.25 ± 1.32b | 5.47 ± 1.22ab | 4.87 ± 0.51b | 4.51 ± 0.62b |
Res20 + malathion | 4.14 ± 0.70b | 4.30 ± 0.70b | 5.07 ± 1.24b | 3.89 ± 0.49c | 4.11 ± 1.07b |