From: Emu oil offers protection in Crohn’s disease model in rats
Group | CAT | SOD | GPX | GSH | MDA | Myeloperoxidase |
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(μM of H2O2 decomposed/min/mg protein) | (enzyme required to inhibit 50 % pyrogallol autoxidation/min/mg protein) | (μM of glutathione utilized/min/mg protein) | (mg/g of tissue) | (mM of MDA/g of tissue) | (U/mg of protein) | |
Control | 8.53c ± 0.29 | 6.46b ± 0.55 | 5.70c ± 0.4 | 2.39a ± 0.29 | 56.68c ± 2.48 | 16.63a ± 1.85 |
Indomethacin | 3.11a ± 0.31 | 1.67a ± 0.166 | 1.56a ± 0.08 | 30.62c ± 4.28 | 24.62a ± 1.72 | 46.65c ± 2.27 |
Sulfasalazine | 6.11abc ± 0.94 | 3.47ab ± 0.19 | 3.25ab ± 0.52 | 13.68b ± 1.92 | 31.49ab ± 3.02 | 25.46ab ± 1.77 |
Aloe vera | 4.35ab ± 0.52 | 3.20a ± 0.18 | 2.47a ± 0.19 | 15.82b ± 0.99 | 36.76ab ± 1.59 | 32.65b ± 2.64 |
Emu oil | 6.26abc ± 0.74 | 3.75ab ± 0.16 | 4.48bc ± 0.69 | 8.93ab ± 0.63 | 44.75bc ± 2.45 | 30.85b ± 3.80 |
Aloe vera and emu oil combination | 6.91bc ± 0.18 | 4.55ab ± 0.15 | 4.95bc ± 0.12 | 8.33ab ± 0.80 | 37.66bc ± 5.23 | 29.68b ± 2.07 |