Oxidative stress

parameters in the liver

Controls

Doses of HEPA (mg/kg b.w)

G1 (n = 8)

G2 (n = 8)

50 (n = 8)

100 (n = 8)

200 (n = 8)

Liver protein (mg/ml)

9.70 ± 0.43^a

6.68 ± 0.47^c

6.92 ± 0.52^c

6.96 ± 0.17^c

8.65 ± 0.71^b

MDA (nmole/mg tissues)

12.19 ± 1.94^d

22.17 ± 0.41^a

18.20 ± 1.21^c

20.18 ± 0.99^b

12.19 ± 0.90^d

SOD (UI/mg tissues)

23.22 ± 1.11^a

12.47 ± 0.87^d

12.72 ± 0.56^cd

14.20 ± 2.37^bc

15.12 ± 1.05^b

CAT (UI/mg tissues)

7.02 ± 0.32^a

5.25 ± 0.12^c

5.52 ± 0.39^c

6.11 ± 0.55^b

6.04 ± 0.1^b

POD (µM/mg tissues)

19.37 ± 0.402^a

13.28 ± 0.33^d

14.21 ± 0.31^c

17.00 ± 0.49^b

13.67 ± 0.32^d