Table 9 The effect of treating CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in male rats with olive oil and N. sativa oil for 4 weeks on CAT, SOD and GSST in serum and liver tissue homogenate

Serum Catalase (S.CAT) U/I

Mean ± SE

2.77 ± 0.01^a

0.13 ± 0.00 ^c0

1.34 ± 0.05^d

2.08 ± 0.06^b

LSD 0.05 = 0.438

T-test

-

189.86***

−25.73***

−35.40***

Serum Superoxide dismutase (S.SOD) U/ml

Mean ± SE

626.11 ± 3.88^a

215.31 ± 3.15^d

427.01 ± 2.99^c

544.50 ± 3.87^b

LSD 0.05 = 9.935

T-test

-

91.91***

−58.51***

−66.38***

Serum Glutathione reductase (S.GSST) U/ml

Mean ± SE

717.81 ± 2.87^a

246.68 ± 2.96^d

518.28 ± 2.60^c

631.68 ± 3.19^b

LSD 0.05 = 9.663

T-test

-

99.95***

−65.26***

−88.89***

CAT U/g. Liver tissue

Mean ± SE

LSD 0.05 = 0.230

5.53 ± 0.13^a

.18 ± 0.01 ^d0

2.38 ± 0.03^c

4.58 ± 0.09^b

T-test

-

42.97***

−64.97***

−44.43***

SOD U/g. Liver tissue

Mean ± SE

815.06 ± 3.27^a

213.81 ± 2.40^d

628.48 ± 2.09^c

745.80 ± 2.89^b

LSD 0.05 = 8.575

T-test

-

166.80***

−103.43***

−122.00***

GSST U/g. Liver tissue

Mean ± SE

734.76 ± 84.41^a

373.33 ± 58.54^d

669.95 ± 14.58^c

739.01 ± 3.77^b

LSD 0.05 = 10.833

T-test

-

2.53***

−6.69***

−6.46***

MDA nmol/ml

Mean ± SE

0.39 ± 0.01^d

2.85 ± 0.01^a

1.50 ± 0.03^b

0.88 ± 0.02^c

LSD 0.05 = 0.0817

T-test

-

−90.44***

40.04***

49.20***

MDA nmol/ g. Liver tissue

Mean ± SE

2.59 ± 0.12^d

19.78 ± 0.37^a

10.55 ± 0.37^c

14.71 ± 0.17^b

LSD 0.05 = 0.977

T-test

-

−45.43***

13.65***

10.84***