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Table 9 Effect of different treatments of A. nitida stem bark crude extract on liver tissues antioxidant enzymes

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

Group

CAT (U/min)

POD (U/min)

SOD (U/mg protein)

GST (nM/min/mg protein)

GPx (nM/min/mg protein)

GR (nM/min/mg protein)

Control

6.68 ± 0.10a

10.39 ± 0.22a

5.54 ± 0.36a

139.8 ± 3.22a

92.8 ± 2.05a

137.2 ± 2.51a

Vehicle control

6.35 ± 0.39a

10.06 ± 0.43a

5.05 ± 0.62a

139.05 ± 3.50a

93.3 ± 1.27a

133.1 ± 3.51b

CCl4 (1 ml/kg)

3.49 ± 0.09e

5.82 ± 0.12e

2.49 ± 0.29c

53.77 ± 1.61e

32.9 ± 1.79f

61.2 ± 1.33f

Silymarin + CCl4

5.29 ± 0.11c

8.57 ± 0.29b

4.65 ± 0.32ab

122.5 ± 2.41b

82.8 ± 1.74d

114.5 ± 2.58d

ANM (200 mg/kg) + CCl4

4.30 ± 0.15d

6.20 ± 0.31d

3.67 ± 0.27b

82.63 ± 1.61d

62.4 ± 1.77e

86.0 ± 3.05e

ANM (400 mg/kg) + CCl4

5.61 ± 0.19bc

7.57 ± 0.33d

4.61 ± 0.29a,b

103.8 ± 2.97c

85.9 ± 1.48c,d

119.19 ± 2.5c

ANM (200 mg/kg)

6.19 ± 0.20b

9.99 ± 0.24c

4.84 ± 0.36a,b

140.0 ± 3.18b

90.9 ± 2.82b,c

125.1 ± 3.31b

ANM (400 mg/kg)

6.53 ± 0.28a

10.14 ± 0.21b

5.73 ± 0.26a

141.3 ± 2.77a

91.0 ± 0.91a,b

136.2 ± 3.02a

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