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Table 3 Effect of EDME biochemical parameters in liver

From: Euphorbia dracunculoides L. abrogates carbon tetrachloride induced liver and DNA damage in rats

Treatment

Protein (μg/mg tissue)

GSH

(nM//min/mg protein)

TBARS (nM/min/mg protein)

H2O2

(μg/mg tissue)

Nitrite

(μM/ml)

Control

2.55 ± 0.14a

19.35 ± 1.18a

22.33 ± 2.12d

0.23 ± 0.06e

50.61 ± 2.13e

Vehicle control

2.41 ± 0.05ab

19.03 ± 1.11a

22.07 ± 2.1d

0.24 ± 0.05e

50.93 ± 2.15e

CCl4 1 ml/kg

0.98 ± 0.08d

6.75 ± 0.57e

44.52 ± 3.26a

0.77 ± 0.19a

92.96 ± 3.17a

CCl4+ Sily 50 mg/kg

2.43 ± 0.23ab

18.33 ± 1.08b

29.28 ± 2.08c

0.27 ± 0.08d

55.03 ± 2.07c

CCl4 + EDME 200 mg/kg

1.66 ± 0.29c

9.33 ± 1.18d

36.87 ± 2.38b

0.58 ± 0.07b

73.47 ± 3.2b

CCl4 + EDME 400 mg/kg

2.11 ± 0.06b

14.82 ± 1.33c

28.13 ± 2.07c

0.44 ± 0.07c

60.23 ± 3.24d

EDME 200 mg/kg

2.47 ± 0.11a

20.24 ± 2.13a

23.09 ± 2.2d

0.27 ± 0.05e

50.62 ± 2.21e

EDME 400 mg/kg

2.52 ± 0.16a

20.33 ± 1.37a

22.67 ± 2.43d

0.24 ± 0.03e

51.69 ± 2.18e

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 6), Means with different superscript letters in a column specify significance at p < 0.05
  2. EDME Euphorbia dracunculoides methanol extract, Sily silymarin, CCl 4 Carbon tetrachloride