Prooxidation and Cytotoxicity of Selenium Nanoparticles at Nonlethal Level in Sprague-Dawley Rats and Buffalo Rat Liver Cells

Table 2

Effect of SeNPs on antioxidant capacity in serum.

	Control	SeNPs
		2 mg Se/kg BW	4 mg Se/kg BW	8 mg Se/kg BW
SOD (U/mL)
MDA (nmol/mL)
GSH-Px (U/mL)
CAT (U/mL)
T-AOC (U/mg)
T-GSH (mg/L)
GSSH (mg/L)
GSH (mg/L)
ASA (U/g of protein)
IHR (U/g of protein)
H2O2 (mmol/L)

Data are presented as the , . Control means the control treatment (without SeNP administration). , , and indicate significant difference as compared with the control treatment (, , and respectively). SOD: superoxide dismutase; MDA: malondialdehyde; GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase; CAT: catalase; T-AOC: total antioxidation capability; T-GSH: total glutathione; GSSH: oxidized glutathione; GSH: reduced glutathione; ASA: the abilities of antisuperoxide anion; IHR: inhibition of hydroxy radical.