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Table 5 Effects of SAME on renal antioxidant enzymes of rat

From: Prevention of hepatorenal toxicity with Sonchus asper in gentamicin treated rats

Treatment

CAT (U/mg protein)

POD (U/mg protein)

SOD (U/mg protein)

Control (Saline, 0.9% NaCl)

4.36 ± 0.8A

7.42 ± 1.2A

16.25 ± 3.93A

GTM (100 mg/kg bw)

1.46 ± 0.46D

3.84 ± 0.6D

8.80 ± 1.10B

GTM + SAME (100 mg/kg bw)

2.35 ± 0.7C

4.59 ± 1.4C

10.90 ± 2.22B

GTM + SAME (200 mg/kg bw)

3.30 ± 0.4B

5.53 ± 1.4B

14.68 ± 3.60A

SAME (200 mg/kg bw)

4.31 ± 0.7A

7.14 ± .9A

16.31 ± 2.85A

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 06). A-D, Means not sharing common letters within a column are significantly (P < 0.01) different from each other.
  2. GTM, gentamicin; SAME, methanol extract of Sonchus asper