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. 2020 Apr 16;13(4):695–705. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.695-705

Table-1.

Effects of cocoa on cardiac enzymatic antioxidant system

Cardiac enzymatic antioxidants Groups

A B C D E
SOD 4.3±0.28 4.4±0.2 2.1±0.1a,b,d 3.06±0.2a,b,c 3.02±0.6a,b,c
GST 4.4±1.2 5.4±2.0 18.0±1.7a,b 19.7±5.4a,b 14.2±9.2a,b
CAT 12.1±2.4 13.9±2.7 5.6±3.1a,b,e 7.7±1.4a,b 8.8±0.9a,b,c
GPx 36±3.2 37.4±3.7 36.0±3.6 39.5±5.1 37.9±5.7

Values presented as mean ± S.D. Alphabets indicate significant differences across groups at α<0.05. SOD (superoxide dismutase; units/mg protein), GST (glutathione S-transferase; mmole1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene-GSH complex formed/min/mg protein), Catalase (mmole of H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein) GPx (glutathione peroxidase; units/mg protein)

A (Normal Feed alone), B (Cocoa Feed alone), C (Normal Feed + 8% salt + Uninephrectomy), D (Cocoa Feed + 8% salt + Uninephrectomy), E (Uninephrectomy alone)