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Table 16 Effect of DAS-77 on antioxidant enzymes in rat brain 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)

3.67 ± 0.70

5.36 ± 0.91

24.72 ± 4.20

1.68 ± 0.29

0.25 ± 0.04

16.76 ± 0.94

DAS-77

80

2.49 ± 0.41

4.36 ± 0.40

20.12 ± 1.86

1.37 ± 0.13

0.28 ± 0.04

16.69 ± 1.20

DAS-77

400

2.15 ± 0.27

3.53 ± 0.33

16.29 ± 1.55

1.11 ± 0.11

0.33 ± 0.04

20.28 ± 1.22

DAS-77

2000

3.35 ± 1.20

5.26 ± 1.62

24.26 ± 7.49

1.65 ± 0.51

0.27 ± 0.04

20.76 ± 2.90

  1. Values are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 4). p > 0.05 vs. distilled water (One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s posttest).