Table 3.
Condition | % Viability (% control) (Mean ± SE) |
Lipid-Peroxidation TBARS [nmoles/mg prot] (Mean ± SE) |
Protein Carbonylation [nmoles/mg prot] (Mean ± SE) |
---|---|---|---|
Control | 100 | 15.33 ± 0.423 | 1.028 ± 0.135 |
2.5 mM H2O2 | 26.06 ± 2.021 | 32.98 ± 0.526 *** | 1.975 ± 0.116 ** |
Ascorbic acid 0.3 + 2.5 mM H2O2 |
50.54 ± 1.453 *** |
10.87 ± 0.370 *** |
0.918 ± 0.065 * |
Hexanic extract of EC 0.3 + 2.5 mM H2O2 |
44.37 ± 1.824 ** |
15.81 ± 0.428 |
1.346 ± 0.083 |
1.0 + 2.5 mM H2O2 | 51.67 ± 1.818 *** | 11.15 ± 0.418 ** | 1.003 ± 0.079 |
10.0 + 2.5 mM H2O2 | 69.85 ± 3.248 *** | 11.01 ± 0.435 ** | 0.926 ± 0.033 * |
Results are expressed as the mean ± SE of three independent experiments. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001, according to one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test. TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; EC: E. carlinae extract; nmoles/mg prot: nanomoles/mg protein.