Table 1 Plasma calcium (Ca ⁺² ), phosphorous (Pi), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrates, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in SHAM-operated control (SHAM) rats, ovariectomized (OVX) rats, and Nigella sativa-supplemented ovariectomized (OVX-NS) rats

Ca⁺² (mg/dl)

9.20 ± 0.68

7.86 ± 0.45^a,b

9.09 ± 0.63

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

Pi (mg/dl)

3.79 ± 0.24

4.12 ± 0.31

4.00 ± 0.35

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

ALP (IU/liter)

58.10 ± 14.56

86.20 ± 9.37^a

74.30 ± 10.24^a

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

NTx (nM BCE)

10 ± 1.28

28.69 ± 3.02^a,b

10.84 ± 1.15

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

MDA (μmol/l)

1.50 ± 0.19

1.92 ± 0.13^a,b

1.71 ± 0.24

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

Nitrates (μmol/l)

92.70 ± 20.77

142.20 ± 18.56^a,b

75.50 ± 15.07

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

TNF-α (pg/ml)

27.92 ± 2.68

87.62 ± 5.47^a,b

36.55 ± 4.32^a

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

IL-6 (pg/ml)

18.87 ± 1.26

45.56 ± 4.72^a,b

29.13 ± 4.60^a

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10