. 2018 Sep 11;9:2134. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02134

Table 3.

Effects of dietary supplements on lead levels in the tissues and blood of mice.

Groups		Pb levels in liver (μg/g wet tissues)	Pb levels in kidneys (μg/g wet tissues)	Pb levels in brain (μg/g wet tissues)	Pb levels in blood (μg/L)
Intervention groups	Control	0.37 ± 0.02^f	0.48 ± 0.09^d	0.33 ± 0.05^d	38.60 ± 6.59^f
	Pb only	2.54 ± 0.07^a	4.79 ± 0.28^a	1.91 ± 0.13^a	380.40 ± 28.01^a
	Pb + DSA	1.44 ± 0.10^c	2.74 ± 0.29^b	1.44 ± 0.15^b	187.67 ± 17.40^cd
	Pb + DSB	1.40 ± 0.12^c	2.41 ± 0.13^b	1.22 ± 0.10^b	169.22 ± 5.27^d
	Pb + Excipients	2.51 ± 0.20^a	4.57 ± 0.57^a	2.07 ± 0.17^a	364.37 ± 18.14^a
DMSA groups	High-dose DMSA	0.82 ± 0.13^e	1.47 ± 0.14^c	0.74 ± 0.10^c	88.23 ± 12.43^e
	Low-dose DMSA	1.07 ± 0.06^d	1.80 ± 0.25^c	0.94 ± 0.12^c	105.05 ± 6.25^e
Therapy groups	Control	0.39 ± 0.03^f	0.53 ± 0.04^d	0.39 ± 0.05^d	35.14 ± 10.40^f
	Pb only	2.51 ± 0.05^a	5.09 ± 0.46^a	1.91 ± 0.06^a	379.40 ± 16.07^a
	Pb + DSA	1.66 ± 0.06^b	2.89 ± 0.40^b	1.44 ± 0.09^b	213.05 ± 11.56^b
	Pb + DSB	1.64 ± 0.16^b	2.79 ± 0.34^b	1.33 ± 0.18^b	205.34 ± 13.58^bc
	Pb + Excipients	2.43 ± 0.08^a	4.50 ± 0.53^a	1.98 ± 0.17^a	364.60 ± 9.93^a

Values are for 10 mice per group. Abbreviations of group names are as in Table 2. ^a–fStatistically significant differences (P < 0.05) within each group comparison.