RETRACTED ARTICLE: Anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant and anti-hyperlipidemic activities of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. leaves in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Table 4 Effect of Melastoma malabathricum leaves extract on antioxidant enzyme at end of the study

S. no.	Biochemical parameter	Normal control	STZ-diabetic control^a	STZ diabetes+	STZ diabetes+	STZ diabetes+	STZ diabetes+
S. no.	Biochemical parameter	Normal control	STZ-diabetic control^a	MM I^b(100 mg/kg)	MM II^b(250 mg/kg)	MM III^b(500 mg/kg)	Glibenclamide^b(10 mg/kg)
1	SOD (U/mg of protein)	8.6 ± 0.509	3 ± 0.316^***	4.2 ± 0.374^*	6.2 ± .432^**	8 ± 0.323^***	7.8 ± 0.543^***
2	CAT (U/mg of protein)	72.4 ± 1.631	38.6 ± 1.327^***	46 ± 2.336^*	56 ± 0.707^**	68.8 ± 1.158^***	67.4 ± 1.077^***
3	GPx (mMH ₂ O ₂ decomposed/min)	47 ± 1.183	16.6 ± 0.927^***	25 ± 0.707^*	31.6 ± 1.077^**	42 ± 0.712^***	40.4 ± 0.927^***
4	MDA (nmole/mg of protein)	0.34 ± 0.027	0.66 ± 0.028^***	0.55 ± 0.017^*	0.44 ± 0.011^**	0.36 ± 0.012^***	0.38 ± 0.016^***

All values represent mean ± SEM * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; ANOVA, followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.
^aCompared to vehicle control.
^bCompared to diabetic control.

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