Research Article

Evaluation of the Acute Hepatoprotective Potential of Hydroethanolic Extract of Duranta erecta L. Parts

Table 3

Effect of treatment on liver oxidative stress parameters.

NormalCCl4 onlyPara onlyCCl4 + SilyPara + SilyCCl4 + DRRPara + DRR

H2O2 (μmole/mg protein)69.78 ± 6.7499.06 ± 10.63a122.31 ± 17.37a110.17 ± 8.07a56.13 ± 3.13c65.58 ± 6.97b121.63 ± 16.79a
MDA (μmole/mg protein)3.59 ± 0.6814.25 ± 1.46a14.82 ± 5.01a3.25 ± 2.29b3.01 ± 1.32c3.84 ± 2.36b3.94 ± 4.36c
GSH (μmole/mg protein)74.72 ± 2.3472.44 ± 1.6483.18 ± 6.0778.52 ± 1.0677.51 ± 2.7078.34 ± 2.3274.82 ± 2.27
GPx (μmole/mg protein)713.82 ± 48.18563.03 ± 24.57a682.95 ± 49.60868.15 ± 71.57b1225.42 ± 37.90c906.05 ± 65.94ab1055.99 ± 42.72ac
GST (µmole/min/mg protein)1.07 ± 0.110.78 ± 0.121.22 ± 0.180.90 ± 0.190.91 ± 0.222.14 ± 1.02.63 ± 0.68
SOD (Units/mg protein)25.28 ± 1.7019.94 ± 0.8425.83 ± 2.3831.75 ± 2.48b43.88 ± 1.31ac32.60 ± 2.47b37.51 ± 1.05ac
Nitric oxide (μmole/L)0.98 ± 0.052.77 ± 0.47a0.98 ± 0.031.19 ± 0.16b0.49 ± 0.022.14 ± 0.16a2.53 ± 0.17ac

Statistical Significance: a–0.001 from normal; b–0.001 from CCl4 only; c–0.001 from Para only.