The Protective Effects of Glycyrrhetinic Acid and Chrysin against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rat Ovaries

Table 1

Levels of oxidant and antioxidant parameters in rat ovarian tissues among the treatment groups.

Group	MDA (nmol/g tissue)	GSH (nmol/mL tissue)	SOD (U/mg protein)	GPx (U/mg protein)	CAT (kU/mg protein)
Control	6.38 ± 1.12	55.4 ± 2.66	80.1 ± 10.2	596.4 ± 45.9	0.014 ± 0.001
I/R	9.16 ± 0.98	35.5 ± 2.87	57.6 ± 14.7	468.9 ± 92.6	0.005 ± 0.001
I/R + CH	5.02 ± 1.05	45.2 ± 3.56	75.1 ± 15.1	595.0 ± 67.9	0.010 ± 0.004
I/R + GA	5.14 ± 1.23	50.9 ± 3.44	78.3 ± 12.6	608.8 ± 52.3	0.011 ± 0.005
CH	5.94 ± 1.09	59.5 ± 3.82	83.1 ± 11.5	612.4 ± 79.1	0.011 ± 0.001
GA	6.23 ± 1.34	54.7 ± 4.12	89.9 ± 18.3	626.3 ± 88.4	0.012 ± 0.002

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , compared with I/R group; , , , , , , , , , compared with control group; MDA, malonaldehyde; GSH, glutathione; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; I/R, ischemia–reperfusion; CH, chrysin; GA, glycyrrhetinic acid.