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Table 2 Effect of EDME antioxidant enzymes of liver

From: Euphorbia dracunculoides L. abrogates carbon tetrachloride induced liver and DNA damage in rats

Treatment

CAT

(U/min)

POD

(U/min)

SOD

(U/mg protein)

GST

(nM/min/mg protein)

Control

5.47 ± 0.21a

8.66 ± 1.21a

3.28 ± 0.17a

21.33 ± 2.13a

Vehicle control

5.43 ± 0.18a

8.61 ± 1.16a

3.25 ± 0.28a

21.04 ± 2.38a

CCl4 1 ml/kg

1.86 ± 0.12e

3.93 ± 0.23e

1.12 ± 0.16e

8.94 ± 0.92d

CCl4 + Sily 50 mg/kg

4.41 ± 0.26b

7.89 ± 1.29b

2.73 ± 0.28b

21.3 ± 1.33a

CCl4 + EDME 200 mg/kg

2.48 ± 0.14d

4.75 ± 0.35d

1.78 ± 0.21d

16.26 ± 1.07c

CCl4 + EDME 400 mg/kg

4.05 ± 0.29c

6.56 ± 0.72c

2.46 ± 0.16c

19.87 ± 2.17b

EDME 200 mg/kg

5.46 ± 0.25a

8.63 ± 0.92a

3.26 ± 0.22a

21.32 ± 2.19a

EDME 400 mg/kg

5.38 ± 0.32a

8.37 ± 0.87a

3.31 ± 0.31a

21.26 ± 2.45a

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 6), Means with different superscript letters in a column specify significance at p < 0.05
  2. EDME Euphorbia dracunculoides methanol extract, Sily silymarin, CCl 4 Carbon tetrachloride