Table 1.

Crocin positively influenced the antioxidant activity beyond liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) damage. Data were expressed as mean±SEM. αP<0.05 versus the sham-operated group and βP<0.05 significant difference versus the IR group

Experimental groups	Super oxide dismutase (U/ml)	Catalase (U/ml)	Glutathione peroxidase (U/ml)
Sham	45.9	27.4	195
IR	α26.8	α14.5	α101
Cr	47.2	29.5	218.3
Cr+IR	β39	β26.8	β135.3

Cr: Crocin pretreatment; IR: Ischemia/reperfusion; Cr +IR: Crocin pretreatment+ ischemia/reperfusion