Table 2.

The activities of SOD and GSH-Px and the level of MDA in the rat liver homogenate after EC treatment.

Group	SOD (U/mgprot)	MDA (nmol/mgprot)	GSH-px (U/mgprot)
Control	173.07 ± 18.56	3.68 ± 0.85	96.56 ± 9.73
Model	106.52 ± 30.12##	15.95 ± 2.43##	61.75 ± 13.33##
Simvastatin	161.24 ± 23.56∗∗	8.39 ± 3.01∗∗	79.63 ± 18.79∗
EC low-dose	144.82 ± 21.48∗∗	13.72 ± 3.00	68.75 ± 14.48
EC high-dose	149.78 ± 33.08∗∗	9.84 ± 4.20∗∗	79.50 ± 5.76∗∗

Control, model, simvastatin, EC low-dose, and EC high-dose (n = 10 per group) groups are shown. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. ^##P < 0.01 as compared to the control group; ^∗P < 0.05 as compared to the model group; ^∗∗P < 0.01 as compared to the model group. SOD: superoxide dismutase; MDA: methane dicarboxylic aldehyde; GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase.