Table-2.
Effects of cocoa on renal enzymatic antioxidant system.
| Renal enzymatic antioxidants | Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | |
| SOD | 2.01±0.1 | 2.04±0.4 | 1.4±0.08a,b,d,e | 1.74±0.14a,b,c | 1.8±0.15a,b,c |
| GST | 13.2±1.6 | 11.7±2.8 | 6.5±0.9a,b | 6.7±1.9a,b,e | 6.9±2.97a,b |
| CAT | 2.6±1.7 | 0.8±0.3 | 0.8±0.3a | 1.61±0.8b,c,e | 3.5±1.1a,b,c,d |
| GPx | 35.1±2.1 | 42.2±3.9 | 35.6±2.3b | 37.0±3.4b | 37.6±9.6 |
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)