Research Article

Green Tea Extract Ameliorates Learning and Memory Deficits in Ischemic Rats via Its Active Component Polyphenol Epigallocatechin-3-gallate by Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation

Table 3

Effect of GTex (p.o.) and EGCG (p.o.) on SOD activities in cortex and hippocampus of ischemia/reperfusion ( ) rats.

SOD activity (U/mg Protein)
CortexHippocampus

Sham1.05 ± 0.082.06 ± 0.12
1.08 ± 0.062.02 ± 0.08
GTex (30 mg/kg)1.02 ± 0.152.04 ± 0.15
GTex (100 mg/kg)0.89 ± 0.101.90 ± 0.14
GTex (300 mg/kg)0.69 ± 0.09#1.48 ± 0.10##
EGCG (10 mg/kg)0.72 ± 0.03#1.47 ± 0.08##
PTX (100 mg/kg)1.04 ± 0.12.19 ± 0.06

, compared to group ( ).