Protective Effect of Red Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Pods against Sodium Nitrite-Induced Liver Injury in Mice

Table 1

Effect of ethanol extract of red okra pods on SOD, CAT, MDA, F2-isoprostanes, and NO in the liver homogenates.

Treatments	Means ± SE
	SOD (U/mL)	CAT (U/mL)	MDA (μM)	F2-isoprostanes (μM)	NO (μM)
WA	0.52^d ± 0.05	9.46^d ± 0.49	24.55^a ± 1.08	4.73^a ± 0.80	41.06^d ± 3.60
SN	0.32^a ± 0.02	6.08^a ± 0.05	86.79^c ± 1.88	6.49^c ± 0.38	58.62^e ± 3.38
P1	0.37^b ± 0.03	5.49^a ± 1.02	84.26^c ± 5.61	5.65^b ± 0.17	26.16^a ± 2.21
P2	0.42^c ± 0.02	6.83^b ± 0.43	85.61^c ± 3.74	6.45^c ±0.18	44.37^d ± 4.13
P3	0.46^c ± 0.04	7.69^c ± 0.65	85.02^c ± 2.60	6.28^c ± 0.30	39.99^c ± 0.56
P4	0.47^c ± 0.04	7.29^c ± 0.19	47.71^b ± 2.61	5.37^b ± 0.51	31.36^b ± 4.01

^a,b,c,d,eDifferent superscript letters within each column indicate a significant difference between the means (). SOD: superoxide dismutase, CAT: catalase, MDA: malondialdehyde, NO: nitric oxide, WA: mice were given water alone, SN: mice were given NaNO₂ alone. P1, P2, P3, and P4: 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg/kg BW red okra pods extract and 50 mg/kg BW NaNO₂, respectively.