Membrane Stabilization and Detoxification of Acetaminophen-Mediated Oxidative Onslaughts in the Kidneys of Wistar Rats by Standardized Fraction of Zea mays L. (Poaceae), Stigma maydis
Table 4
Effect of Zea mays, Stigma maydis ethyl acetate fraction on serum concentrations of selected electrolytes of acetaminophen-treated rats (, mean ± SEM).
Treatments
Sodium (mEq/L)
Potassium (mEq/L)
Calcium (mg/dL)
Sterile placebo (control)
135.44 ± 1.35
3.50 ± 1.01
8.95 ± 1.01
APAP treatment
338.22 ± 1.65
10.11 ± 1.02
3.33 ± 1.00
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF
145.01 ± 1.21
3.59 ± 1.00
9.83 ± 1.02
100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP
198.22 ± 1.11
5.55 ± 1.02
5.99 ± 1.01
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP
138.94 ± 1.26
3.75 ± 1.06
9.01 ± 1.00
200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C, then APAP
143.12 ± 1.70
3.55 ± 1.01
9.17 ± 1.01
APAP, then 100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF
226.21 ± 1.13
7.09 ± 1.01
6.99 ± 1.02
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF
200.12 ± 1.42
5.99 ± 1.00
8.99 ± 1.02
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C
139.01 ± 1.22
3.79 ± 1.02
9.15 ± 1.01
Values with different superscripts for each parameter are significantly different (). APAP: acetaminophen and CSEAF: corn silk ethyl acetate fraction.
