Table 4.

Modulation of DMBA induced impairment of antioxidant enzymes by betulinic acid among different treatment groups of female Sprague Dawley rats.

Parameter	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V	Group VI	F-ratio	HSD value
Superoxide Dismutase
(IU/mg protein)
Stomach	16.085a±0.0001	51.090b±0.009	12.280c±0.008	17.003d±0.001	18.777e±0.016	29.237f±0.008	7.668*	0.00016
Lung	13.640a±0.270	17.692b±0.0003	14.294c±0.022	13.964d±0.009	17.464e±0.014	11.252f±0.009	6.932*	0.0745
Catalase
(IU/mg protein)
Stomach	39.364a±4.329	37.514b±3.896	10.021c±2.597	13.727d±4.218	10.259e±4.117	51.460f±4.210	17.516*	0.0058
Lung	22.012a±12.987	8.509b±3.812	33.365b±12.884	15.597d±4.329	29.803e±4.310	24.3908f±5.316	45.584*	0.0122
Ascorbate Peroxidase
(milli IU/mg protein)
Stomach	56.700a±0.021	73.30b±0.010	12.360c±0.024	28.210d±0.045	21.620e±0.044	53.90f±0.023	4.282*	0.0475
Lung	21.370a±0.022	35.10b±0.021	26.630c±0.043	39.090d±0.047	45.040e±0.032	18.80f±0.020	11.870*	0.0136
Guaiacol Peroxidase
(milli IU/mg protein)
Stomach	5.140a±0.001	17.760b±0.001	3.360c±0.003	3.950d±0.005	3.150e±0.004	4.410f±0.003	43.392*	0.0120
Lung	1.776a±0.008	5.224b±0.003	2.529c±0.0008	8.446d±0.011	1.391e±0.009	2.387f±0.004	16.957*	0.00729
Glutathione Reductase
(milli IU/mg protein)
Stomach	10.60a±0.006	4.800b±0.009	8.701c±0.013	7.001d±0.006	1.20e±0.005	10.90f±0.042	5.0952*	0.06612
Lung	2.179a±0.002	0.936b±0.001	6.039c±0.003	3.4705d±0.008	2.873e±0.006	1.5752f±0.008	10.6006*	0.01417
Lactate Dehydrogenase
(milli IU/mg protein)
Stomach	36.040a±0.058	17.180b±0.001	55.640c±0.005	17.730d±0.014	10.947e±0.019	32.630f±0.024	11.229*	0.0256
Lung	13.016a±0.005	10.744b±0.005	13.19c±0.005	10.997d±0.019	11.166e±0.020	10.011f±0.010	8.186*	0.0127

^*Represents significance at P≤0.05. Superscripts a-f represents comparison of group I, II, III, IV, V and VI means using HSD value.