Effects of Spirulina on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Ovarian Toxicity in Rats: Biochemical and Histomorphometric Evaluation of the Ovary

Table 1

Biochemical analysis of the ovarian CAT, SOD activities, and MDA levels.

	CAT (U/gr)	SOD (U/gr)	MDA (nmol/gr)
C (#6)	155.35 ± 25.02	137.88 ± 21.33	1.39 ± 1.02
CP (#6)	128.74 ± 11.48^b	87.86 ± 15.21^a	3.10 ± 0.86^a
Sp+Cyc (#6)	146.04 ± 22.07^b	117.45 ± 24.79^b	1.90 ± 0.72^b

CAT: catalase, SOD: superoxide dismutase, MDA: malonedialdehyde, C: control group, CP: cyclophosphamide group, Sp+Cyc: Spirulina+cyclophosphamide group. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. ^aStatistically significant difference between the groups C and CP for SOD activity and MDA level (𝑃<0.05). ^bNo statistically significant difference between the groups C and CP for CAT activity and between the groups C and Sp+Cyc for CAT, SOD activities, and MDA levels (𝑃>0.05).