Table 6.
Items1 | β-Sitosterol level (mg/kg) |
SEM2 |
P Value |
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0 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
Jejunum | ||||||||
MDA (nmol/mg protein) | 0.38a | 0.32a,b | 0.20b | 0.22b | 0.25a,b | 0.02 | 0.005 | 0.025 |
GSH (mg/g protein) | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 0.07 | 0.863 | 0.953 |
SOD (U/mg protein) | 186 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 206 | 3 | 0.205 | 0.991 |
GSH-Px (U/mg protein) | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.73 | 3.04 | 2.89 | 0.08 | 0.475 | 0.978 |
CAT (U/mg protein) | 1.20b | 1.83a,b | 1.72a,b | 2.53a | 2.53a | 0.14 | <0.001 | 0.742 |
Ileum | ||||||||
MDA (nmol/mg protein) | 0.39a | 0.29a,b | 0.25b | 0.28b | 0.27b | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.012 |
GSH (mg/g protein) | 1.63c | 1.66b,c | 2.03a,b | 2.13a | 2.09a | 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.263 |
SOD (U/mg protein) | 155 | 153 | 147 | 153 | 161 | 3 | 0.600 | 0.271 |
GSH-Px (U/mg protein) | 2.20 | 2.48 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 0.09 | 0.796 | 0.930 |
CAT (U/mg protein) | 3.52 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 4.19 | 3.73 | 0.10 | 0.174 | 0.260 |
a–cMeans within a row with different superscripts are different at P < 0.05.
MDA, malondialdehyde; GSH, glutathione; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase.
SEM, total standard error of means (n = 6).