Table 3.
The levels of LPO by-products (TBARS, LOOH, and CD) in the plasma and buccal mucosa of control and experimental hamsters
| Plasma | Buccal mucosa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Treatment/parameters | TBARS (nmol/ml) | LOOH (mM/ml) | CD (μM/ml) | TBARS (nmol/100 mg protein) | LOOH (mmol/mg protein) | CD (mg/mg protein) |
| 1. | DMBA | 4.96 ± 0.49a | 0.92 ± 0.06a | 2.02 ± 0.16a | 49.72 ± 4.93a | 24.02 ± 2.12a | 21.62 ± 2.02a |
| 2. | DMBA + geraniol (250 mg/kg b.w.) | 3.07 ± 0.28b | 0.52 ± 0.06b | 1.12 ± 0.18b | 70.68 ± 5.26b | 29.02 ± 2.88b | 26.18 ± 2.20b |
| 3. | Geraniol alone (250 mg/kg b.w.) | 2.68 ± 0.20c | 0.34 ± 0.03c | 0.80 ± 0.07c | 79.86 ± 4.37c | 32.24 ± 3.02c | 29.02 ± 1.38c |
| 4. | Corn oil + liquid paraffin | 2.64 ± 0.21c | 0.36 ± 0.03c | 0.82 ± 0.08c | 79.75 ± 6.66c | 31.42 ± 2.98c | 28.76 ± 1.46c |
| 5. | Control | 2.74 ± 0.23c | 0.34 ± 0.02c | 0.78 ± 0.08c | 78.38 ± 5.69c | 32.12 ± 2.92c | 30.22 ± 1.56c |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD for 10 hamsters in each group.
a–cValues not sharing a common superscript letter (a, b, and c) differ significantly at P < 0.05 (DMRT).