Research Article

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

Table 3

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

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

Before testMDA (nmol/mL)9.56 ± 0.17a9.20 ± 0.32a7.75 ± 0.45b7.46 ± 0.46b
SOD (U/mL)96.81 ± 1.10a103.84 ± 1.10b92.33 ± 0.38c98.84 ± 0.67d
GSH-Px (μmol/mL)20.74 ± 0.57a21.57 ± 0.30ab22.71 ± 0.72b24.52 ± 0.89c

After testMDA (nmol/mL)12.48 ± 0.16a7.81 ± 0.40b9.48 ± 0.46c8.88 ± 0.24c
SOD (U/mL)118.66 ± 2.42a154.56 ± 2.37b128.08 ± 1.63c163.91 ± 2.27d
GSH-Px (μmol/mL)24.12 ± 0.22a28.43 ± 0.40b26.36 ± 0.34c28.32 ± 0.27b

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