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Table 8 Effect of different treatments of A. nitida stem bark crude extract on liver tissue protein, TBARS, H2O2, nitrite and GSH content

From: Phytochemical, antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Alnus nitida bark in carbon tetrachloride challenged Sprague Dawley rats

Group

Protein (μg/mg tissue)

TBARS (nM/min/mg)

H2O2 (nM/min/mg tissue)

Nitrite content ( μM/ml)

GSH (μM/g tissue)

Control

6.41 ± 0.23a

1.52 ± 0.08d

6.38 ± 0.15g

61.5 ± 1.78d

47.0 ± 2.84a

Vehicle control

6.14 ± 0.20a

1.73 ± 0.07c,d

6.77 ± 0.16g

64.2 ± 2.83d

45.65 ± 2.2a

CCl4 (1 ml/kg)

3.98 ± 0.16e

5.32 ± 0.06a

18.3 ± 0.26a

106.3 ± 4.67a

12.6 ± 1.23d

Silymarin + CCl4

5.16 ± 0.19b

2.11 ± 0.08b

8.37 ± 0.15e

70.4 ± 0.27c

46.7 ± 1.77a

ANM (200 mg/kg) + CCl4

4.42 ± 0.14d

2.11 ± 0.06b

12.2 ± 0.21b

90.2 ± 2.26b

30.74 ± 1.95c

ANM (400 mg/kg) + CCl4

5.02 ± 0.14c

2.02 ± 0.06b,c

11.1 ± 0.14c

71.1 ± 1.27c

41.3 ± 1.68b

ANM (200 mg/kg)

5.90 ± 0.16b,c

1.81 ± 0.39b

7.92 ± 0.29d

61.9 ± 2.75c

45.4 ± 1.48a,b

ANM (400 mg/kg)

6.48 ± 0.32a

1.51 ± 0.16d

7.50 ± 0.29f

60.0 ± 2.45d

49.1 ± 1.84a

  1. Values expressed as means ± SD. Means ± SD with different superscript letter (a–g) within the column indicate significant difference (P < 0.01)