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

Table 8

Effect of pumpkin seed extract on lipid peroxidation/MDA content.

Treatment	Nano moles of MDA/mg of protein (mean ± SEM)
Control	374.029 ± 61.11
DMH control	260.79 ± 26.233
Standard	263.386 ± 82.49
Treatment – 100mg/kg	188.74 ± 51.20
Treatment – 200mg/kg	160.73 ± 53.52
Pretreatment-100mg/kg	301.255 ± 108.15
Pretreatment-200mg/kg	166.745 ± 37.523

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