Table 4.
Effect of the formulation F(1:1) on Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase.
| Superoxide dismutase (unit/mg protein) |
Catalase (μmol/min/mg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Brain | Liver | Hemolysate | Hemolysate | |
| SD | 2.18 ± 0.03†¶ | 1.88 ± 0.03† | 1.97 ± 0.07† | 2.17 ± 0.08† | 19.0 ± 0.3* |
| HFHSD | 1.99 ± 0.02† | 1.55 ± 0.04* | 1.49 ± 0.02* | 0.88 ± 0.07* | 19.0 ± 0.3* |
| HFHSD + F(1:1) | 2.37 ± 0.10¶ | 1.98 ± 0.03† | 2.04 ± 0.01† | 2.16 ± 0.07† | 20.0 ± 0.1† |
| HFHSD + Vit E | 1.68 ± 0.04* | 1.97 ± 0.05† | 2.34 ± 0.07¶ | 2.48 ± 0.04¶ | 19.0 ± 0.2* |
Results are expressed as mean ± standard error; SD: standard diet; HFHSD: high fat high sucrose diet; vit E: vitamin E; values with different symbols *, †, ¶, § in the same columns are significant (p < 0.05). F (1:1): represents 1 portion (weight) of A. sativum and 1 portion (weight) P. americana.