Effect of Antioxidant Treatment on Fibrogenesis in Rats with Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Cirrhosis
Table 2
Effects of quercetin (Q) on lipid peroxidation and on antioxidant enzyme activities in CCl4-induced hepatic injury.
Parameters
Experimental groups
CO
CCl4
CCl4 + Q
TBARS (nmol/mg protein)
a
b
SOD (U SOD/mg protein)
a
CAT (p mol/mg protein)
a
GPx (mmol/min/mg protein)
a
GSH (mmol/mg protein)
a
GSSG (nmol/mg protein)
a
GSH/GSSG (Ratio)
a
Results represent mean ± S.E.
aSignificant difference between CCl4 group and groups CO, CCl4 + Q, considering .
bSignificant difference between CCl4 + Q group and groups CO, considering .