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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effects of ethanolic extract, aqueous and n-hexane partitioned extracts of X. aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich on the plasma GSH, Lipid Peroxidation, γ-GT and total thiol of healthy rats

From: Influence of ethanolic extracts of dried fruit of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich on haematological and biochemical parameters in healthy Wistar rats

Group

GSH (μmol/g protein)

MDA (μmol/l)

γ-GT (U/ g protein)

Total Thiol (μmol/g protein)

Control

3.07 ± 0.65a

7.69 ± 0.22a

0.49 ± 0.05a

10.08 ± 0.59a

HPE 100 mg/kg

1.72 ± 0.30a

3.19 ± 0.61c

0.23 ± 0.04b

7.25 ± 0.52bc

HPE 200 mg/kg

1.75 ± 0.19a

3.49 ± 0.22c

0.18 ± 0.03b

6.70 ± 0.14b

APE 100 mg/kg

3.00 ± 0.61a

5.64 ± 0.59f

0.50 ± 0.09a

9.95 ± 0.77a

APE 200 mg/kg

2.73 ± 0.22a

4.17 ± 0.23cf

0.35 ± 0.07ab

5.98 ± 0.27b

ECE 100 mg/kg

2.08 ± 0.34a

8.17 ± 0.76a

0.21 ± 0.05b

4.77 ± 0.98d

ECE 200 mg/kg

2.84 ± 0.21a

8.08 ± 0.59a

0.48 ± 0.11a

8.79 ± 0.44ac

  1. Data presented as Mean ± SEM, n = 6, values within a column with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05. HPE n-hexane partitioned extract, APE Aqueous partitioned extract, ECE Ethanolic extract, GSH Reduced Glutathione, MDA malondialdehyde, γ-GT γ-glutamyl transpeptidase