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 (𝑛=5)	MDA; (𝜇M)	SOD; (U/mL)	Catalase; (U/mL)	Glutathione peroxidase; (U/mL)	Total protein; (mg/mL)
Distilled water (normal control)	1.51 ± 0.25^a	2.30 ± 0.10^b	61.00 ± 1.00^d	49.00 ± 3.22^c	6.20 ± 0.26^a
20% honey	1.95 ± 0.07^a	1.90 ± 0.14^ab	53.50 ± 3.53^c	43.60 ± 1.52^b	6.20 ± 0.41^a
5 mg/kg sodium arsenite	2.75 ± 0.07^b	1.05 ± 0.07^a	40.50 ± 0.71^a	37.17 ± 4.22^a	5.95 ± 0.27^a
20% honey + 5 mg/kg sodium arsenite	1.65 ± 0.07^a	2.10 ± 0.01^b	47.00 ± 1.41^b	44.25 ± 1.26^b	6.05 ± 0.37^a

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.