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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effects of administration of ethanolic extract, aqueous and n-hexane partitioned extracts of X. aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich on the antioxidant system in the liver 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/mg of tissue)

Total Thiol (μmol/g of protein)

CAT (U/g of protein)

SOD (U/g of protein)

POD (U/g of protein)

γ –GT (U/g of protein)

Control

4.90 ± 0.11a

75.38 ± 4.80a

20.04 ± 0.11a

169.08 ± 15.31a

15.80 ± 1.27a

1.85 ± 0.618ab

1.76 ± 0.21a

HPE 100 mg/kg

18.24 ± 1.75b

33.08 ± 1.45b

76.76 ± 4.04b

217.25 ± 18.62a

42.19 ± 6.79b

2.77 ± 0.37abc

4.42 ± 0.32ab

HPE 200 mg/kg

10.76 ± 1.70bc

57.31 ± 0.49c

46.85 ± 3.75c

237.23 ± 50.71ad

56.18 ± 13.17b

3.49 ± 0.73c

15.04 ± 2.15c

APE 100 mg/kg

15.03 ± 1.16b

101.54 ± 7.54d

51.94 ± 5.26c

204.06 ± 22.02a

16.86 ± 3.70a

2.75 ± 0.68abc

6.36 ± 0.79b

APE 200 mg/kg

12.72 ± 8.32b

101.73 ± 8.99d

18.79 ± 1.42a

181.32 ± 17.43a

14.06 ± 1.69a

1.3 ± 0.18a

1.14 ± 0.14a

ECE 100 mg/kg

7.58 ± 1.04a

96.73 ± 7.62d

22.81 ± 2.49a

300.69 ± 12.55de

14.33 ± 1.58a

3.2 ± 0.30bc

1.59 ± 0.07a

ECE 200 mg/kg

10.35 ± 0.56bc

109.42 ± 7.05d

31.61 ± 1.89e

333.39 ± 28.17e

22.07 ± 2.68a

2.7 ± 0.32abc

3.11 ± 0.46ab

  1. Data presented as Mean ± SEM, n = 5, values within a column with different superscript are significantly different at p < 0.05. HPE n-hexane partitioned extract, APE Aqueous partitioned extract, ECE Ethanolic extract, GSH Reduced Glutathione, MDA malondialdehyde, CAT Catalase, SOD Superoxide dismutase, POD Peroxidase, γ-GT γ-glutamyl transpeptidase