Table 1.

Effect of Vasanjana, cow ghee and plain fat in total protein contents, malondialdehyde and Na⁺K ⁺ ATPase activity in cataractogenesis induced by high concentrated glucose

Groups	Study groups	Total protein (mg/g wet tissue)	MDA (µ moles MDA released/g wet tissue)	Na+K+ ATPase activity (µ moles of phosphorus liberated/min/mg wet tissue)
NC	Glucose 5.5 mM	14.533±02.051	08.760±08.338	1.802±0.345
GC	Glucose 55 mM	5.907±00.499ФФ	37.116±03.787ФФ	0.878±0.096Ф
CG	Glucose 55 mM+cow ghee 1 ng/ml	9.515±01.723	16.069±03.301**	1.544±00.149**
VC	Glucose 55 mM+plain fat 5 mg/ml	7.145±00.990	38.276±06.269ΨΨ	1.393±0.170
VK	Glucose 55 mM+Vasaanjana 5 mg/ml	8.268±01.107	32.513±14.407	1.706±0.597
Vitamin E	Glucose 55 mM+Vitamin E 15 μg/ml	6.585±00.464	27.803±01.455*	0.993±0.022ΨΨ

^ФP<0.05, ^ФФP<0.01 (unpaired t-test-in comparison to 5.5 mM glucose or Normal control group), *P<0.05, **P<0.01 (unpaired t-test-in comparison to 55 mM glucose control group), ^ΨΨP<0.01 (unpaired t-test-in comparison to plain cow ghee treated group). NC: Normal control, GC: Glucose control, CG: Cow ghee treated, VC: Vehicle control treated with plain fat, VK: Vasaanjana prepared by Yashtimadhu Kalka, Vitamin E: Vitamin E (tocoferol) treated, MDA: Malondialdehyde