Ameliorative Effects of Acacia Honey against Sodium Arsenite-Induced Oxidative Stress in Some Viscera of Male Wistar Albino Rats
Table 3
Redox sensitive biomarkers level in rat kidney tissues due to Acacia honey and sodium arsenite administration.
Treatment groups ()
MDA (M)
SOD (U/mL)
Catalase (U/mL)
Glutathione peroxidase (U/mL)
Total protein (mg/mL)
Distilled water (normal control)
1.51 ± 0.25a
2.30 ± 0.10b
61.00 ± 1.00d
49.00 ± 3.22c
6.20 ± 0.26a
20% honey
1.95 ± 0.07a
1.90 ± 0.14ab
53.50 ± 3.53c
43.60 ± 1.52b
6.20 ± 0.41a
5 mg/kg sodium arsenite
2.75 ± 0.07b
1.05 ± 0.07a
40.50 ± 0.71a
37.17 ± 4.22a
5.95 ± 0.27a
20% honey + 5 mg/kg sodium arsenite
1.65 ± 0.07a
2.10 ± 0.01b
47.00 ± 1.41b
44.25 ± 1.26b
6.05 ± 0.37a
MDA: malondialdehyde, SOD: superoxide dismutase. The values are presented as mean ± SD and values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at P < 0.05 down the column.