Research Article

Pistacia chinensis: A Potent Ameliorator of CCl4 Induced Lung and Thyroid Toxicity in Rat Model

Table 5

Protective effect of PCEB on lung -GT, GSR, and QR.

Treatment-GT (nM/min/mg protein)GSR (nM/min/mg protein)QR (nM/min/mg protein)

Control402.7 ± 10.3a233.7 ± 6.3b217.5 ± 4.0a
CCl4 1 mL/kg b.w. 102.0 ± 5.5d191.7 ± 4.4e129.3 ± 2.0e
CCl4+Silymarin375.0 ± 5.6ab215.3 ± 2.3d204.5 ± 1.2b
CCl4+PCEB 200 mg/kg b.w.108.7 ± 6.4d176.3 ± 4.4f158.4 ± 4.3f
CCl4+PCEB 400 mg/kg b.w.124.6 ± 6.7d244.3 ± 2.2a197.2 ± 2.4d
PCEB 400 mg/kg b.w.325.0 ± 7.6c222.0 ± 3.2c200.4 ± 1.1c
Vehicle control361.0 ± 5.9bc210.9 ± 2.5d209.6 ± 2.3b

Mean ± SD (). Means with different letters (a–e) indicate significance at .