Protective Effect of Citrulline on the Hearts of Rats with Sepsis Induced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture

Table 4

SOD activity and MDA levels in the heart tissues (x±s).

Group	SOD (U/mg prot)		MDA (nmol/mg prot)
	12 h	24 h	12 h	24 h
Normal	149.03±13.00		0.75±0.11
Cit	156.65±7.44		0.59±0.18
CLP	111.71±21.63	112.77±5.87	1.22±0.06	1.68±0.03
CLP+Cit	186.46±17.42	182.75±8.27	1.00±0.05	1.34±0.07

P <0.05 and P <0.01.