Table 2. Effect of total triterpenes on protein peroxidation levels in brain and liver of irradiated mice.
Brain | Liver | |||||
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Groups | PCO | T-SH | P-SH | PCO | T-SH | P-SH |
Normal | 0.81 ± 0.10*** | 52.66 ± 3.78*** | 29.80 ± 5.12* | 0.72 ± 0.03*** | 58.15 ± 6.90*** | 37.12 ± 7.57* |
Control | 1.92 ± 0.07 | 32.44 ± 6.03 | 16.72 ± 7.49 | 1.68 ± 0.10 | 39.94 ± 3.95 | 22.86 ± 3.61 |
TT 50 | 1.03 ± 0.33*** | 48.65 ± 6.99*** | 23.83 ± 9.43ns | 0.95 ± 0.32*** | 50.40 ± 8.85ns | 29.82 ± 9.66ns |
TT 100 | 0.80 ± 0.25*** | 52.68 ± 6.94*** | 29.86 ± 6.45* | 0.65 ± 0.17*** | 59.13 ± 4.29*** | 37.16 ± 5.04* |
PCO – protein carbonyls (nmol/mg protein); T-SH – total thiols (nmol/mg protein); P-SH – protein thiols (nmol/mg protein); TT – total triterpenes (mg/kg b.wt); values are ±SD, n = 6; ***P < 0.001, *P < 0.05, nsP > 0.05 compared to control.