Research Article

Polyploidy Analysis and Attenuation of Oxidative Stress in Hepatic Tissue of STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats Treated with an Aqueous Extract of Vochysia rufa

Table 1

Effects of aqueous extract of Vochysia rufa and glibenclamide on body and liver weight in STZ-induced diabetic and nondiabetic rats.

CAT
μg/seg
GPx
mmol/min/mL
GSH
mM
GST
μmol⋅min−1⋅g−1
SOD
U/mg protein
MDA
nmol/mg protein

ND
ND-AEV
ND-GB
DB
DB-AEV
DB-GB

Data are shown as means ± S.E.M.; ; ; .
aCompared with a nondiabetic control group.
bDiabetic treated group compared with a diabetic control.
ND: nondiabetic. DB: STZ-induced diabetic. AEV: treated with aqueous extract of Vochysia rufa. GB: treated with glibenclamide.