Therapeutic Effect of Saponin Rich Fraction of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 4

Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on indexes of oxidative stress in liver of arthritic rats.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	SOD; (U/mL/mg of protein)	CAT; (U/mL/mg of protein)	GSH; (μg/mL/mg of protein)	MDA; (nMol/mL/mg of protein)	Nitric oxide; (μMol/mL/mg of protein)
Control	—	20.44 ± 0.64	179.62 ± 5.42	21.96 ± 1.32	7.06 ± 0.514	11.78 ± 0.91
FCA Control	—	4.72 ± 0.60^#	88.83 ± 1.83^#	6.99 ± 0.76^#	16.61 ± 0.742^#	90.72 ± 2.86^#
Indo	1	10.34 ± 0.50	122.98 ± 3.51	12.83 ± 0.82	10.64 ± 0.102	32.22 ± 1.66
SR fraction	50	13.37 ± 0.91	127.85 ± 2.80	15.65 ± 0.95	13.71 ± 0.858	40.19 ± 1.79
	100	16.75 ± 1.41	139.08 ± 2.54	15.92 ± 1.21	9.22 ± 0.735	33.81 ± 2.21

Values are presented as mean ± SEM, .
, , and compared with the FCA control group.
^# compared with vehicle control.