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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effects of 21 days treatment of wound with PEG, Ag-np and Ag-INP on antioxidant enzymes of albino rats

From: Safety assessment of bio-synthesized iodine-doped silver nanoparticle wound ointment in experimental rats

Enzymes

Control

Standard

Untreated

PEG

Ag NP

Ag-I NP

SOD U/mL

1.06 ± 0.13a

2.26 ± 0.26bc

2.53 ± 0.13c

1.86 ± 0.35b

4.00 ± 0.00d

2.00 ± 0.00bc

GPx μg/mL

1.07 ± 0.22a

0.81 ± 0.11a

1.12 ± 0.12a

1.07 ± 0.19a

1.86 ± 0.02b

1.14 ± 0.28a

CAT U/mL

0.65 ± 0.03b

0.70 ± 0.01b

0.69 ± 0.05b

0.65 ± 0.04ab

0.55 ± 0.01a

0.62 ± 0.01ab

  1. Values are expressed in mean ± standard error of mean. Values with the same superscript across the row have no significant different at p < 0.05. SOD Superoxide dismutase, GPx glutathione peroxidase and CAT catalase