BioMed Research International

Research Article

Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, and Antidepression Effects of Rumex tingitanus Extracts and Identification of a Novel Bioactive Compound

Table 2

Effects of CCl4, Rt EtOH-H2O, GA, and their combinations (Rt EtOH-H2O/CCl4 and GA/CCl4) on hepatic MDA and the enzymatic antioxidant activities in liver of control andexperimental rats.
TreatmentMDA
(nmol/mg protein)		SOD
(IU/mg protein)		CAT
(IU/mg protein)		GPx
(IU/mg protein)
Normal control1.27 ± 0.0223 ± 3.101049 ± 613.40 ± 1.03
CCl4 control1.90 ± 0.012.8 ± 1.2509.5 ± 10.74 ± 0.0
Rt EtOH-H2O/CCl41.16 ± 0.023.6 ± 5.91043 ± 43.30 ± 0.1
GA/CCl41.30 ± 0.021.4 ± 1.11049 ± 33.35 ± 0.2
Rt EtOH-H2O1.30 ± 0.023 ± 1.91016 ± 53.25 ± 0.1
GA1.25 ± 0.021.8 ± 4.51077 ± 23 ± 0.2
Values are mean ± SE. in each group: GA (gallic acid), Rt EtOH-H2O, CCl4, Rt EtOH-H2O/CCl4, and GA/CCl4 treated groups. Superscript c denotes statistical significance at when compared to control group. Superscript indicates statistical significance at in comparison to CCl4 group.