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

Table 9

Effect of pumpkin seed extract on SOD.

Treatment	SOD /mg of protein (mean ± SEM)
Control	2.427 ± 0.319
DMH control	0.3008 ± 0.0356
5-FU (standard)	1.4264 ± 0.6080
Treatment – 100mg/kg	2.0770 ± 0.3134
Treatment – 200mg/kg	2.561 ± 0.4739
Pretreatment-100mg/kg	2.3046 ± 0.8133
Pretreatment-200mg/kg	1.8991 ± 0.7544

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