Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. Decreases Oxidative Stress in Blood Cells and Prevents Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity

Table 4

Evolution of body mass, food and water consumption, and relative mass of organs of C57Bl/6 mice induced to oxidative stress with DOX.

Parameters	Control	DOX	DOX + GUEsb
Evolution body weight (%)	1.0 ± 0.85^a	−5.0 ± 1.17^b	−6.6 ± 3.02^b
Food intake (g·day^−1)	37.1 ± 4.74	28.1 ± 4.11	27.8 ± 3.46
Water intake (mL^−1·day)	25.9 ± 0.86	22.0 ± 1.85	21.9 ± 1.67
Heart (g·100^−1 of body weight)	0.48 ± 0.02	0.55 ± 0.05	0.47 ± 0.01
Liver (g·100^−1 of body weight)	4.36 ± 0.13	4.94 ± 0.16	4.87 ± 0.19
Kidney (g·100^−1 of body weight)	1.08 ± 0.07	1.05 ± 0.02	1.02 ± 0.01

The data are expressed as the (). Different letters signify statistical differences at . GUEsb = aqueous extract from G. ulmifolia stem bark.