Table 6.
The effect of Malva neglecta extract on superoxide dismutase (U/mg of protein) activity in different organs of diabetic obese rats.
Treatments | Liver | Kidney | Pancreas |
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Normal control | 8.1 ± 0.5∗∗ | 14.2 ± 0.5∗∗∗ | 13 ± 0.01∗∗∗ |
Disease control | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 7.81 ± 0.5 | 8.13 ± 0.5 |
Standard treatment | 7.1 ± 0.5∗ | 12.1 ± 0.5∗∗∗ | 12.3 ± 0.5∗∗∗ |
MNME 250 mg/kg | 6.31 ± 0.5 | 9.8 ± 0.5∗∗∗ | 8.91 ± 0.5 |
MNME 500 mg/kg | 6.6 ± 0.5 | 10.1 ± 0.5∗∗∗ | 9.2 ± 0.5∗ |
MNME 750 mg/kg | 7.1 ± 0.5∗ | 11.6 ± 1.0∗∗∗ | 9.6 ± 0.5∗∗ |
Data were presented as mean ± S.D. (n = 6) and evaluated by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test. ∗∗∗P < 0.001, ∗∗P < 0.01, and ∗P < 0.05 showed significantly different in comparison to the disease control group. MNME: methanolic extract of Malva neglecta.