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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effect of NATE treatment on LPO, antioxidant enzymes, GSH and carbonyl content in the liver of FCA induced arthritic rats

From: Modulation of oxidative stress mediators in the liver of adjuvant induced arthritic rats by Nyctanthes arbor tristis

Group

Treatments

LPOa

SODb

CATc

GSTd

GSHe

Carbonylf

1

Control

0.12 ± 0.05

15.05 ± 1.18

393.65 ± 20.37

0.86 ± 0.09

41.01 ± 3.98

1.78 ± 0.42

2

RA

0.43 ± 0.04*

8.31 ± 0.37*

286.42 ± 20.25*

0.57 ± 0.05*

32.01 ± 2.05NS

4.40 ± 0.22*

3

Indomet

0.09 ± 0.05#

12.43 ± 0.61#

379.41 ± 41.43NS

0.94 ± 0.07#

44.76 ± 0.92#

2.25 ± 0.09#

4

NATE

0.18 ± 0.04#

11.95 ± 1.07#

337.96 ± 27.60NS

0.98 ± 0.10#

41.13 ± 1.82#

1.70 ± 0.19#

  1. Values are Mean ± SE of four replicates with six animals in each group
  2. Groups 2, 3 and 4 as compared to Group 1. *P < 0.05
  3. Groups 3 and 4 as compared to Group 2. # P < 0.05; NS Not significant
  4. a = nmoles MDA formed/mg protein
  5. b = units/mg protein
  6. c = μmoles H2O2 decomposed/min/mg protein
  7. d = μmoles GSH conjugated/min/mg protein
  8. e = μmoles DTNB conjugated/mg protein
  9. f = nmoles of carbonyl formed/mg protein