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Table 2 Effects of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr on the activities of NOS, CAT and SOD

From: Aqueous root extract of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. Has antioxidant activity in D-galactose-induced aging mice

Ā 

Treatment

SOD/U mgāˆ’1 prot

NOS/U mgāˆ’1 prot

CAT/U mgāˆ’1 prot

Brain

Negative control group

98.31Ā Ā±Ā 4.44a

1.48Ā Ā±Ā 0.04a

32.34Ā Ā±Ā 0.98b

Aging model group

63.99Ā Ā±Ā 4.20b

1.35Ā Ā±Ā 0.06b

20.67Ā Ā±Ā 2.16c

Vc positive control group

100.36Ā Ā±Ā 5.01a

1.59Ā Ā±Ā 0.05a

48.11Ā Ā±Ā 2.17a

Extract treatment group

95.58Ā Ā±Ā 4.05a

1.61Ā Ā±Ā 0.06a

46.85Ā Ā±Ā 1.81a

Liver

Negative control group

55.65Ā Ā±Ā 2. 81b

0.84Ā Ā±Ā 0. 13b

54.61Ā Ā±Ā 3. 32a

Aging model group

49.54Ā Ā±Ā 2. 88c

0.74Ā Ā±Ā 0. 12c

45.72Ā Ā±Ā 4. 51b

Vc positive control group

59.75Ā Ā±Ā 3.89a

1.24Ā Ā±Ā 0.31a

56.18Ā Ā±Ā 4.38a

Extract treatment group

60.98Ā Ā±Ā 4. 09a

1.12Ā Ā±Ā 0. 29a

55.16Ā Ā±Ā 5. 09a

Serum

Negative control group

86.42Ā Ā±Ā 9. 29b

40.52Ā Ā±Ā 3.32b

0.31Ā Ā±Ā 0.08a

Aging model group

72.58Ā Ā±Ā 6.47c

33.76Ā Ā±Ā 4.51c

0.12Ā Ā±Ā 0.013b

Vc positive control group

96.97Ā Ā±Ā 7.87a

47.55Ā Ā±Ā 3.69a

0.34Ā Ā±Ā 0.06a

Extract treatment group

98.65Ā Ā±Ā 8.00a

47.21Ā Ā±Ā 3.24a

0.35Ā Ā±Ā 0.057a

Heart

Negative control group

51.58Ā Ā±Ā 2.96a

0.51Ā Ā±Ā 0.06a

5.06Ā Ā±Ā 0.75a

Aging model group

33.96Ā Ā±Ā 2.19c

0.26Ā Ā±Ā 0.05b

1.53Ā Ā±Ā 0.38b

Vc positive control group

42.87Ā Ā±Ā 1.89b

0.54Ā Ā±Ā 0.07a

5.01Ā Ā±Ā 0.54a

Extract treatment group

44.75Ā Ā±Ā 2.45b

0.48Ā Ā±Ā 0.09a

4.91Ā Ā±Ā 0.45a

Kidney

Negative control group

56.24Ā Ā±Ā 4.57b

1.76Ā Ā±Ā 0.27a

14.30Ā Ā±Ā 1.34b

Aging model group

50.87Ā Ā±Ā 5.09c

1.51Ā Ā±Ā 0.14b

5.24Ā Ā±Ā 1.06c

Vc positive control group

63.77Ā Ā±Ā 5.31a

1.68Ā Ā±Ā 0.15a

17.65Ā Ā±Ā 1.87a

Extract treatment group

61.33Ā Ā±Ā 6.47a

1.79Ā Ā±Ā 0. 20a

18.73Ā Ā±Ā 1. 61a

  1. Note: Data were expressed as meanĀ Ā±Ā SD; One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the difference among groups; Values with different letters showed significant difference
  2. SOD superoxide dismutase, NOS nitric oxide synthase, CAT catalase