Neuroprotection Offered by Majun Khadar, a Traditional Unani Medicine, during Cerebral Ischemic Damage in Rats

Table 2

Effect of cerebral ischemia on the activity of various enzymes in the hippocampus.

Enzymes	SHAM	MCAO	MCAO + MK	MK ONLY
GP×	16.30 ± 0.93	7.59 ± 0.52a	12.86 ± 1.22x	16.00 ± 1.02
		(53.43%)	(69.43%)	(−1.84%)
GR	34.54 ± 1.50	21.65 ± 1.04a	27.81 ± 1.06x	33.70 ± 1.41
		(37.31%)	(28.45%)	(−2.43%)
GST	16.29 ± 0.72	9.37 ± 0.63a	12.58 ± 0.98y	16.92 ± 0.8l
		(42.48%)	(34.25%)	(15.83%)
CAT	6.38 ± 0.33	3.23 ± 0.21a	4.86 ± 0.38y	5.37 ± 0.41
		(49.37%)	(50.46%)	(−15.83%)
Na^+K^+	4.52 ± 0.25	2.21 ± 0.13a	3.46 ± 0.26x	4.21 ± 0.24
ATPase		(51.10%)	(56.56%)	(−6.8%)

Values are expressed as mean ± S.E (n = 6) in nmoles/minutes/mg protein. Values in parentheses show the percentage increase or decrease with respect to their control. Significance was determined as aP < .001 sham versus MCAO. xP < .01; yP < .05 MCAO versus MCAO + MK.