Table 1. Effect of total triterpenes on lipid peroxidation levels in brain and liver of irradiated mice.
| Brain | Liver | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | TBARS | LOOH | TBARS | LOOH |
| Normal | 3.04 ± 0.30*** | 5.63 ± 0.79*** | 2.98 ± 0.57*** | 4.50 ± 0.36*** |
| Control | 5.35 ± 0.78 | 8.16 ± 0.99 | 4.90 ± 0.98 | 9.01 ± 1.02 |
| TT 50 | 3.60 ± 0.55*** | 6.13 ± 0.94** | 3.18 ± 0.48** | 6.16 ± 0.83*** |
| TT 100 | 2.89 ± 0.55*** | 5.27 ± 0.66*** | 2.29 ± 0.58*** | 4.02 ± 0.42*** |
TBARS – thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (nmol/mg protein); LOOH – lipid hydroperoxide (μmol/mg protein); TT – total triterpenes (mg/kg b.wt); values are ±SD, n = 6; ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01 compared to control.