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Table 14 Effect of DAS-77 on antioxidant enzymes in rat kidney in the reversibility study

From: A 90 day chronic toxicity study of Nigerian herbal preparation DAS-77 in rats

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Reversibility study

  

GSH (nm/mg)

SOD (u/mg)

CAT (u/mg)

Peroxidase (u/mg)

MDA (nm/mg)

Protein (mg)

Distilled water

(10 ml/kg)

2.03 ± 0.37

3.30 ± 0.45

15.24 ± 2.08

1.04 ± 0.14

0.13 ± 0.01

32.56 ± 1.70

DAS-77

80

2.22 ± 0.46

3.48 ± 0.59

16.07 ± 2.70

1.09 ± 0.18

0.15 ± 0.02

30.88 ± 4.35

DAS-77

400

1.09 ± 0.14

2.04 ± 0.18

9.43 ± 0.85

0.64 ± 0.06

0.15 ± 0.02

35.49 ± 4.60

DAS-77

2000

2.31 ± 0.42

3.05 ± 0.49

14.07 ± 2.24

0.96 ± 0.15

0.14 ± 0.02

34.32 ± 5.29

  1. Values are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 5, main study). p > 0.05 vs. distilled water (One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s posttest).