From: Emu oil offers protection in Crohn’s disease model in rats
Group | CAT | SOD | GPX | GSH | MDA | Myeloperoxidase |
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(μM of H2O2 decomposed/min/mg protein) | (enzyme required to inhibit 50 % pyrogallol autoxidation/min/mg protein) | (μM of glutathione utilized/min/mg protein) | (mg/g of tissue) | (mM of MDA/g of tissue) | (U/mg of protein) | |
Control | 8.73b ± 0.01 | 6.15b ± 0.55 | 5.17c ± 0.49 | 2.85a ± 0.25 | 54.58d ± 1.16 | 15.40a ± 0.84 |
Indomethacin | 2.37a ± 0.07 | 1.73a ± 0.28 | 1.44a ± 0.35 | 27.01d ± 1.47 | 27.77a ± 1.18 | 63.29c ± 4.79 |
Sulfasalazine | 6.12ab ± 1.37 | 3.31a ± 0.33 | 3.52bc ± 0.22 | 11.90c ± 0.59 | 31.83ab ± 2.29 | 39.06b ± 1.03 |
Aloe vera | 4.26ab ± 0.5 | 2.74a ± 0.33 | 2.91ab ± 0.19 | 10.96c ± 0.58 | 34.75ab ± 1.25 | 39.89b ± 2.25 |
Emu oil | 5.97ab ± 0.50 | 2.95a ± 0.44 | 3.67bc ± 0.42 | 8.36bc ± 0.91 | 41.71bc ± 2.13 | 35.36b ± 0.64 |
Aloe vera and emu oil combination | 6.07ab ± 1.02 | 3.22a ± 0.26 | 3.97bc ± 0.68 | 5.92ab ± 1.40 | 46.58cd ± 3.06 | 33.66b ± 4.14 |