Black Tea and Theaflavins Assist Healing of Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Ulceration in Mice by Antioxidative Action

Figure 3

The effect of BT, TF, and Omez on the levels of TBARS, protein carbonyls, and nonprotein thiol (NP-TSH) in the ulcerated gastric tissues of mice. Ulceration in the mice was induced by indomethacin (18 mg/kg, p. o.). Treatment was carried out for 3 days with BT (40 mg/kg), TF (1 mg/kg), and Omez (3.0 mg/kg) and the parameters were determined by spectrophotometry. The values are mean ± S.E.M. of three independent experiments, each with 5 mice per group. ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.001, compared to normal group; ^𝜏𝑃<0.05, ^†𝑃<0.01, compared to ulcerated group.