Research Article

Aronia melanocarpa Treatment and Antioxidant Status in Selected Tissues in Wistar Rats

Table 2

Activity of oxidative stress markers (PCG, FRAP, SH, PON1, CAT) marked in plasma and brain in Wistar rats.

DietAroniaPCG
nmol/mg protein
FRAP
mM Fe2+/mg protein
SH
nM/mg protein
PON1
U/mg protein
CAT
U/mg protein

Plasma
C−No6.07 ± 1.23A0.326 ± 0.065A2.55 ± 0.26AB363 ± 91A467 ± 56A
F−No6.10 ± 1.30A0.388 ± 0.075A4.02 ± 1.23A263 ± 73AB273 ± 22B
Fa−No6.03 ± 0.69A0.417 ± 0.146A2.44 ± 0.64AB187 ± 23B248 ± 23B
C+Yes3.41 ± 1.90B0.414 ± 0.047A2.95 ± 1.12AB240 ± 117AB555 ± 62A
F+Yes1.48 ± 0.30B0.428 ± 0.060A3.26 ± 1.08AB288 ± 74AB733 ± 102C
Fa+Yes2.49 ± 0.86B0.341 ± 0.043A1.81 ± 0.85B309 ± 73AB687 ± 85C

Brain
C−No3.40 ± 1.47A0.112 ± 0.015A0.225 ± 0.091AB31.8 ± 14.2ABC65.4 ± 17.9A
F−No4.28 ± 1.37A0.160 ± 0.044AB0.317 ± 0.089ABC20.7 ± 6.5AB53.5 ± 20.6AB
Fa−No4.71 ± 1.51A0.226 ± 0.017B0.092 ± 0.013A15.5 ± 6.0A32.2 ± 13.7BC
C+Yes5.16 ± 2.22A0.218 ± 0.048B0.392 ± 0.107BC37.1 ± 7.0BC47.0 ± 16.6AB
F+Yes4.57 ± 0.91A0.191 ± 0.032B0.529 ± 0.229BC41.9 ± 20.2C20.2 ± 8.8C
Fa+Yes3.65 ± 1.00A0.176 ± 0.044AB0.206 ± 0.160AB33.8 ± 8.9ABC19.5 ± 5.5C

Data are presented as means from independent measurements ± standard deviation (SD). Different letters in the same columns indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s test ( ).