Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic, and Neurobehavioral Effects of a Leaf Extract of Avicennia marina on Autoimmune Diabetic Mice

Table 6

Effect of the alcoholic leaf extract of Avicennia marina on oxidative stress parameters in hepatic tissue of mice.

Groups of mice	Nitrate	MDA	H2O2	GSH	CAT
	(mg/gm)	(nmol/gm)	(mMol/gm)	(μgram/g)	(nmol/sec/gm)
Group (A)	3.148 ± 0.258	363.61 ± 37.21	2.179 ± 0.096	5.793 ± 0.748	9.082 ± 0.990
Group (B)	3.367 ± 0.256	347.15 ± 16.81	2.384 ± 0.088	4.198 ± 0.691	3.537 ± 0.146
Group (C)	5.399 ± 0.196	597.54 ± 43.16	5.376 ± 0.226	2.443 ± 0.424	3.719 ± 0.071
Group (D)	4.088 ± 0.226	401.50 ± 33.97	2.620 ± 0.760	4.389 ± 0.421	11.872 ± 0.318

P < 0.05 for diabetic group of mice vs. control. CAT: catalase; GSH: reduced glutathione; H₂O₂: hydrogen peroxide; MDA: malondialdehyde.