Research Article

Structural Characterization and Antifatigue Activity of a Novel Exopolysaccharide Isolated from Marasmius androsaceus

Table 2

Effects of Rhodiola (300 mg/kg, i.g.) and MEPS3 (30 and 300 mg/kg) treatments on oxidative stress and antioxidant biomarker levels in the mouse plasma.

GroupsIndicatorVehiclePro (mg/kg)MEPS3 (mg/kg)
30030300

Before testMDA (nmol/mL)17.79 ± 0.51a11.87 ± 0.28b15.60 ± 0.57c10.13 ± 0.41d
SOD (U/mL)82.87 ± 2.71a71.37 ± 2.48b87.49 ± 2.95ac90.64 ± 2.69c
GSH-Px (μmol/mL)94.89 ± 2.85a94.24 ± 2.37a95.19 ± 2.42a97.05 ± 3.95a

After testMDA (nmol/mL)20.96 ± 0.45a11.21 ± 0.42c15.82 ± 0.34b11.09 ± 0.29c
SOD (U/mL)66.93 ± 1.88a93.43 ± 1.95b88.03 ± 2.62c102.02 ± 2.52d
GSH-Px (μmol/mL)80.22 ± 1.93a157.88 ± 3.62c121.78 ± 3.64b158.06 ± 4.15c

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Values in the same row with different letters (a, b, c, and d) are significantly different ().