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)