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. 2019 Mar 5;26(12):12247–12263. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04502-w

Table 4.

Effect of sulforaphane (SFN) on arsenic-induced renal enzymatic antioxidant levels in control and experimental rats

Groups Control Arsenic SFN + Ar SFN
SOD 13.7 ± 0.10a 9.35 ± 4.29b 11.4 ± 0.11c 14.5 ± 0.08a
CAT 46.3 ± 5.5a 28.7 ± 4.5b 42.5 ± 4.9c 47.8 ± 3.8a
GPx 7.37 ± 0.30a 5.56 ± 0.18b 6.68 ± 0.41c 7.24 ± 0.32a
GST 7.19 ± 0.39a 4.35 ± 0.34b 5.38 ± 0.27c 7.33 ± 0.36a
GR 0.52 ± 0.07a 0.32 ± 0.06b 0.42 ± 0.04c 0.56 ± 0.07a

Values are given as mean ± SD for eight rats in each group. Values with different superscript letters (a–c) in the same column differ significantly at P < 0.05 (Duncan’s multiple range test)

SOD one unit of enzyme activity was defined as the enzyme reaction that gave 50% inhibition of NBT reduction per minute/mg protein, CAT μmol of H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein, GPX μmol of GSH consumed/min/mg protein, GST μmol of CDNB-GSH conjugate formed/min/mg protein, GR μmol of NADPH oxidized/min/mg protein