Positive Modulation of Pink Nelumbo nucifera Flowers on Memory Impairment, Brain Damage, and Biochemical Profiles in Restraint Rats

Table 1

Effect of N. nucifera leaves extract on oxidative stress markers (SOD, GSH-Px, CAT, and MDA).

Group	SOD	GSH-Px	CAT	MDA
	unit/mg⋅protein	unit/mg⋅protein	unit/mg⋅protein	nmol/mg⋅protein
Naïve control	2.6 ± 0.5	13.5 ± 0.6	38.1 ± 5.4	0.19 ± 0.02
Vehicle + stress	0.5 ± 0.1^###	2.9 ± 0.2^###	18.2 ± 5.5^#	0.66 ± 0.08^###
Tianeptine 15 mg/kg + stress	2.8 ± 0.3	13.5 ± 0.5	23.9 ± 5.3	0.23 ± 0.01
N. nucifera 10 mg/kg + stress	1.0 ± 0.5^##	2.8 ± 0.1^###	32.0 ± 5.6	0.09 ± 0.00
N. nucifera 100 mg/kg + stress	0.7 ± 0.2^##	2.8 ± 0.2^###	32.2 ± 2.1	0.09 ± 0.00
N. nucifera 200 mg/kg + stress	0.5 ± 0.2^###	2.8 ± 0.1^###	36.3 ± 3.3	0.09 ± 0.01

and 0.001, respectively, compared to vehicle plus stress.
, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively, compared to naïve control.