An Appraisal of Pumpkin Seed Extract in 1, 2-Dimethylhydrazine Induced Colon Cancer in Wistar Rats

Table 10

Effect of pumpkin seed extract on nitrite content.

Treatment	μM /mg of protein; (mean ± SEM)
Control	6.874 ± 2.356
DMH control	8.506 ±3.866
5-FU (Standard)	5.867 ± 1.739
Treatment – 100mg/kg	6.461 ± 1.093
Treatment – 200mg/kg	5.203 ± 0.852
Pretreatment-100mg/kg	6.971 ± 0.9477
Pretreatment-200mg/kg	7.199 ± 1.7439

All values are mean ± SEM of six samples; P<0.05 versus DMH control.