Black Seed Thymoquinone Improved Insulin Secretion, Hepatic Glycogen Storage, and Oxidative Stress in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Wistar Rats

Table 3

Effect of NSO 2 mL/kg on catalase (U/g) and GSH (mg/g) in pancreas and liver of STZ-induced diabetic rats.

Groups	Control	Nigella	Diabetic	Diabetic Nigella treated
Pancreatic catalase (U/g)	84.27 ± 5.56^a	86.66 ± 4.91^a	38.25 ± 2.30^c	69.00 ± 1.22^b
Hepatic catalase (U/g)	27.49 ± 2.26^b	34.73 ± 2.09 ^a	10.51 ± 1.31^d	18.19 ± 1.09^c
Pancreatic GSH (mg/g)	36.45 ± 2.80^a	42.71 ± 4.49^a	13.49 ± 3.12^c	23.00 ± 0.95^b
Hepatic GSH (mg/g)	85.71 ± 9.57^a	84.92 ± 6.33^a	35.95 ± 6.32^b	62.89 ± 6.63^a

Values are presented as mean ± SE. ^abcdDifferent letters on numbers in each row represent a significant difference at .