Research Article

Hesperidin Ameliorates Immobilization-Stress-Induced Behavioral and Biochemical Alterations and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mice by Modulating Nitrergic Pathway

Table 1

Effects of Hesperidin on immobilization-stress-induced altered oxidative and biochemical parameters in mice (percentage of naïve in parentheses).

TreatmentReduced GSH
(μ mole GSH/mg pr)
LPO
(n moles of MDA/mg pr)
Catalase
(μ mole of H2O2/min/mg pr)
Nitrite (μg/mL)

Naïve0.094 ± 0.004 (100)0.120 ± 0.003 (100)0.806 ± 0.005 (100)261.3 ± 9.4 (100)
Control (IS)0.014 ± 0.004 (14.89)a0.634 ± 0.004 (674.46)a0.141 ± 0.01 (17.49)a686.4 ± 21.5 (262.68)a
Hes-500.038 ± 0.003 (40.42)b0.462 ± 0.004 (491.48)b0.421 ± 0.002 (52.23)b425.8 ± 15.2 (162.95)b
Hes-1000.061 ± 0.004 (64.89)b, c, e0.243 ± 0.006 (258.51)b, c, e0.502 ± 0.001 (62.28)b, c, e341.6 ± 19.4 (130.73)b, c, e
L-Arginine (50)0.013 ± 0.005 (13.82)a0.619 ± 0.007 (658.51)a0.125 ± 0.003 (15.51)a694.9 ± 16.2 (265.93)a
L-NAME (5)0.095 ± 0.002 (101.06)b, c, d, e0.129 ± 0.001 (137.23)b, c, d, e0.785 ± 0.001 (97.39)b, c, d, e260.51 ± 17.5 (119.59)b, c, d, e
L-Arginine (50) + Hes (50)0.016 ± 0.003 (17.02) a0.597 ± 0.003 (635.10)a0.135 ± 0.005 (16.75)a668.2 ± 23.2 (255.72)a
L-Arginine (50) + Hes (100)0.019 ± 0.004 (20.21)a0.588 ± 0.006 (625.53)a0.142 ± 0.003 (17.62)a657.6 ± 15.5 (251.66)a
L-NAME (5) + Hes (50)0.096 ± 0.003 (102.12)b, c, d, e0.120 ± 0.004 (127.6)b, c, d, e0.795 ± 0.004 (98.64)b, c, d, e294.8 ± 14.4 (112.82)b, c, d, e
L-NAME (5) + Hes (100)0.108 ± 0.005 (114.89)b, c, d, e0.109 ± 0.004 (115.9)b, c, d, e0.816 ± 0.003 (101.24)b, c, d, e, f272.2 ± 19.5 (104.17)b, c, d, e

IS: immobilization stress, Hes: Hesperidin, and pr: protein, all the values are expressed as mean ± SEM. a 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 compared to naïve, b 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 compared to control (IS), c 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 compared to Hesperidin (50), d 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 compared to Hesperidin-100, and e 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 compared to L-arginine (50).