Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Effects of the Tragopogon porrifolius Methanolic Extract

Table 2

Effect of T. porrifolius methanolic extract on the activities of liver antioxidant enzymes. Values denote mean ± SEM ().

Group		CAT; (k/mg)	GST; (nmol/min/mg)	SOD; (units)
I	Normal (no treatment)	4.77 ± 0.54	7.37 ± 0.52	13.44 ± 0.60
II	T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg	5.85 ± 0.81	8.51 ± 0.73	15.25 ± 0.68
III	T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg	8.51 ± 0.54^a	9.54 ± 0.65^a	17.00 ± 0.56^a
IV	CCl4/olive oil	1.05 ± 0.12^a	0.92 ± 0.13^a	6.33 ± 0.74^a
V	DMSO + CCl4/olive oil	1.43 ± 0.11^a	2.35 ± 0.51^a	8.38 ± 0.52^a
VI	T. porrifolius 50 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil	2.46 ± 0.34^ab	1.64 ± 0.16^a	10.32 ± 0.91^a
VII	T. porrifolius 100 mg/kg + CCl4/olive oil	3.19 ± 0.35^ab	3.19 ± 0.41^a	10.91 ± 0.63^ab
VIII	T. porrifolius 250 mg/kg + CCl4	4.61 ± 0.27^b	5.86 ± 0.65^b	14.11 ± 0.73^b

^a < 0.05 with respect to the normal group (no treatment).
^b < 0.001 with respect to the vehicle group (DMSO + CCl₄/olive oil).