Cerebral Epiphyseal Proteins and Melatonin Modulate the Hepatic and Renal Antioxidant Defense of Rats

Table 2

Effects of different treatments on lipid peroxidation (LPO), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), and reduced glutathione (GSH) in liver of female rats.

Group				Parameters
	LPO (nM MDA/mL)	CAT (nM/min/mg protein)	SOD (U)	GR (nM/min/mg protein)	GPx (nM/min/mg protein)	GSH (μM/g tissue)
Control	4.61^a±0.11	291.03^a±14.93	6.15^a±0.37	145.85^a±7.33	25.67^a±1.87	3.30^a±0.06
BEP	5.78^b±0.21	293.45^a±9.20	7.94^b±0.24	189.17^b±5.79	37.44^c±1.70	4.49^b±0.08
MEL	4.89^a±0.13	300.40^a±11.68	7.60^b±0.33	139.32^a±13.12	30.28^b±1.03	3.50^a±0.15

Values (𝑛=6; Means ± S.E) in the same column bearing no superscript ^{(a, b, c)} common vary significantly (𝑃<.05).