Research Article

Thymoquinone Upregulates Catalase Gene Expression and Preserves the Structure of the Renal Cortex of Propylthiouracil-Induced Hypothyroid Rats

Table 1

Levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), nitric oxide (NO), and catalase gene expression in the studied groups at the end of the experiment.

VariablesGroups
ControlTQHypothyroidHypothyroid+TQ

MDA


GSH


NO


Mean 2-ΔCT


ΔΔCq expression (fold)Reference1.2690.92523.36

Data are presented as the of six rats. Hypothyroid: hypothyroidism; P1: value versus the control group; P2: value versus the control group; P3: value versus the hypothyroid group. Significance is considered at .