Tualang Honey Protects the Rat Midbrain and Lung against Repeated Paraquat Exposure
Table 3
Comparison of oxidative stress parameters in the midbrain among all experimental groups.
Parameters
Groups
N
TH
PQ
PQ + TH
PQ + QH
#SOD (U/mg protein)
52.54 (5.57)
51.60 (8.07)
48.17 (5.31)
52.76 (6.43)
52.90 (8.35)
0.619
#CAT (U/mg protein)
23.85 (4.30)
27.09 (9.23)
20.64 (5.41)
26.45 (7.48)
21.86 (5.74)
0.248
#GPx (U/mg protein)
43.06 (3.52)
40.48 (3.78)
37.50
40.50 (2.77)
37.55
0.031
(U/mg protein)
12.71 (2.85)
13.72 (3.62)
14.72 (1.80)
13.49 (3.91)
13.03 (4.24)
0.530
#GST (U/mg protein)
37.05 (4.42)
37.67 (3.91)
38.68 (3.05)
36.13 (4.03)
37.05 (2.92)
0.727
#Total GSH (μM/mg protein)
362.05 (64.49)
375.10 (38.48)
340.45 (72.31)
381.39 (37.93)
377.68 (24.45)
0.495
#MDA level (μM/mg protein)
0.70 (0.29)
0.69 (0.26)
1.09 (0.67)
0.65 (0.13)
0.58 (0.27)
0.074
Data are presented as the (SD) or the (IQR), per group. values were calculated using one-way ANOVA or the Kruskal-Wallis test. A value < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between the investigated groups. compared to group N.
