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Table 8 Effect of Datura extracts on activity levels of endogenous antioxidant enzymes

From: Preclinical anticancer studies on the ethyl acetate leaf extracts of Datura stramonium and Datura inoxia

Groups

CAT (U/min)

POD (U/min)

SOD (U/mg protein)

GST (nM/min/ml)

Vehicle control

1.7 ± 0.02c

2.1 ± 0.03e

4.00 ± 0.05a

216.04 ± 1.46c

Positive control

2.2 ± 0.04b

3.1 ± 0.06c

3.51 ± 0.03b

236.04 ± 1.46b

Disease control

0.5 ± 0.04e

1 ± 0.04g

0.96 ± 0.05g

81.01 ± 0.44g

DSL LD (P)

0.9 ± 0.07d

1.7 ± 0.02f

2.42 ± 0.02f

108.03 ± 0.63f

DSL HD (P)

1 ± 0.006d

2.2 ± 0.01e

2.83 ± 0.04d

162.02 ± 0.70d

DIL LD (P)

1.8 ± 0.06c

1.6 ± 0.04f

2.79 ± 0.02d

108.02 ± 1.03f

DIL HD (P)

2.0 ± 0.13b

4.2 ± 0.03a

3.18 ± 0.03c

297.05 ± 1.60a

DSL HD (T)

2.1 ± 0.08b

2.8 ± 0.09d

2.65 ± 0.10e

135.02 ± 0.63e

DIL HD (T)

2.5 ± 0.15a

3.9 ± 0.10b

2.72 ± 0.09e

162.03 ± 1.54d

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6, where n = number of rats analysed in each group). Values with different superscripts (a-g) in the columns indicate they are significantly (p < 0.05) different form each other