Flavocoxid, a Natural Antioxidant, Protects Mouse Kidney from Cadmium-Induced Toxicity

Table 2

Protein carbonyl levels and GSH content in mice exposed to cadmium chloride (CdCl₂; 2 mg/kg i.p.) plus vehicle, as compared to mice exposed to CdCl₂ (2 mg/kg i.p.) plus flavocoxid (20 mg/kg/day i.p.) or to control mice treated with vehicle or flavocoxid alone.

	Protein carbonyls (μmol/mg protein)	GSH (μmol/g tissue)
Control + vehicle	0.004 ± 0.001	70 ± 3
Control + flavocoxid	0.005 ± 0.001	72 ± 4
CdCl2 + vehicle	0.009 ± 0.002^a	52 ± 6^a
CdCl2 + flavocoxid	0.006 ± 0.001^b	66 ± 5^b

All the values are expressed as , animals for each group. versus both controls; versus CdCl₂ + vehicle.