Research Article
Pistacia chinensis: A Potent Ameliorator of CCl4 Induced Lung and Thyroid Toxicity in Rat Model
Table 3
Protective effect of PCEB on lung CAT, POD, and SOD.
| Treatment | CAT (U/min) | POD (U/min) | SOD (U/mg protein) |
| Control | 4.7 ± 0.16b | 11.1 ± 0.61c | 3.7 ± 0.18a | CCl4 1 mL/kg b.w. | 1.1 ± 0.17d | 3.1 ± 0.28f | 0.9 ± 0.43e | CCl4+Silymarin | 5.3 ± 0.50a | 19.4 ± 0.84a | 3.4 ± 0.10ab | CCl4+PCEB 200 mg/kg b.w. | 2.1 ± 0.15c | 10.1 ± 0.58d | 1.4 ± 0.55d | CCl4+PCEB 400 mg/kg b.w. | 5.4 ± 0.53a | 17.2 ± 0.73b | 3.1 ± 0.58bc | PCEB 400 mg/kg b.w. | 4.7 ± 0.16b | 10.5 ± 0.59cd | 3.2 ± 0.19bc | Vehicle control | 4.2 ± 0.14b | 11.0 ± 0.01c | 3.3 ± 0.25b |
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Mean ± SD (). Means with different letters (a–e) indicate significance at .
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