Table 3 Effect of drug treatments on the intestinal tissue pro-oxidant and antioxidant parameters on day six of sacrifice in indomethacin induced CD in rats

Control

8.73^b ± 0.01

6.15^b ± 0.55

5.17^c ± 0.49

2.85^a ± 0.25

54.58^d ± 1.16

15.40^a ± 0.84

Indomethacin

2.37^a ± 0.07

1.73^a ± 0.28

1.44^a ± 0.35

27.01^d ± 1.47

27.77^a ± 1.18

63.29^c ± 4.79

Sulfasalazine

6.12^ab ± 1.37

3.31^a ± 0.33

3.52^bc ± 0.22

11.90^c ± 0.59

31.83^ab ± 2.29

39.06^b ± 1.03

Aloe vera

4.26^ab ± 0.5

2.74^a ± 0.33

2.91^ab ± 0.19

10.96^c ± 0.58

34.75^ab ± 1.25

39.89^b ± 2.25

Emu oil

5.97^ab ± 0.50

2.95^a ± 0.44

3.67^bc ± 0.42

8.36^bc ± 0.91

41.71^bc ± 2.13

35.36^b ± 0.64

Aloe vera and emu oil combination

6.07^ab ± 1.02

3.22^a ± 0.26

3.97^bc ± 0.68

5.92^ab ± 1.40

46.58^cd ± 3.06

33.66^b ± 4.14