Aqueous root extract of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. Has antioxidant activity in D-galactose-induced aging mice

Table 2 Effects of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr on the activities of NOS, CAT and SOD

	Treatment	SOD/U mg⁻¹ prot	NOS/U mg⁻¹ prot	CAT/U mg⁻¹ prot
Brain	Negative control group	98.31 ± 4.44^a	1.48 ± 0.04^a	32.34 ± 0.98^b
	Aging model group	63.99 ± 4.20^b	1.35 ± 0.06^b	20.67 ± 2.16^c
	Vc positive control group	100.36 ± 5.01^a	1.59 ± 0.05^a	48.11 ± 2.17^a
	Extract treatment group	95.58 ± 4.05^a	1.61 ± 0.06^a	46.85 ± 1.81^a
Liver	Negative control group	55.65 ± 2. 81^b	0.84 ± 0. 13^b	54.61 ± 3. 32^a
	Aging model group	49.54 ± 2. 88^c	0.74 ± 0. 12^c	45.72 ± 4. 51^b
	Vc positive control group	59.75 ± 3.89^a	1.24 ± 0.31^a	56.18 ± 4.38^a
	Extract treatment group	60.98 ± 4. 09^a	1.12 ± 0. 29^a	55.16 ± 5. 09^a
Serum	Negative control group	86.42 ± 9. 29^b	40.52 ± 3.32^b	0.31 ± 0.08^a
	Aging model group	72.58 ± 6.47^c	33.76 ± 4.51^c	0.12 ± 0.013^b
	Vc positive control group	96.97 ± 7.87^a	47.55 ± 3.69^a	0.34 ± 0.06^a
	Extract treatment group	98.65 ± 8.00^a	47.21 ± 3.24^a	0.35 ± 0.057^a
Heart	Negative control group	51.58 ± 2.96^a	0.51 ± 0.06^a	5.06 ± 0.75^a
	Aging model group	33.96 ± 2.19^c	0.26 ± 0.05^b	1.53 ± 0.38^b
	Vc positive control group	42.87 ± 1.89^b	0.54 ± 0.07^a	5.01 ± 0.54^a
	Extract treatment group	44.75 ± 2.45^b	0.48 ± 0.09^a	4.91 ± 0.45^a
Kidney	Negative control group	56.24 ± 4.57^b	1.76 ± 0.27^a	14.30 ± 1.34^b
	Aging model group	50.87 ± 5.09^c	1.51 ± 0.14^b	5.24 ± 1.06^c
	Vc positive control group	63.77 ± 5.31^a	1.68 ± 0.15^a	17.65 ± 1.87^a
	Extract treatment group	61.33 ± 6.47^a	1.79 ± 0. 20^a	18.73 ± 1. 61^a

Note: Data were expressed as mean ± SD; One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the difference among groups; Values with different letters showed significant difference
SOD superoxide dismutase, NOS nitric oxide synthase, CAT catalase

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