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Table 1 Mean ± S.D of the measured parameters in control, PPA-treated and Omega-3-protected groups.

From: On the protective effect of omega-3 against propionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rat pups

Parameters

Groups

Min.

Max.

Mean ± S.D.

P value

 

Control

110.34

125.50

119.37 ± 06.56

 

Caspase 3

PPA

137.97

172.31

154.44 ± 12.14 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

102.60

126.36

115.16 ± 07.80

 
 

Control

121.33

140.08

129.03 ± 8.06

 

IL6

PPA

129.34

159.37

143.52 ± 9.50 a

0.001

 

OMEGA

121.58

133.39

127.30 ± 4.33

 
 

Control

111.01

125.19

119.39 ± 6.10

 

TNF

PPA

125.73

139.32

131.91 ± 4.38 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

135.17

146.29

139.01 ± 3.63 a

 
 

Control

95.42

105.03

100.45 ± 4.57

 

GABA

PPA

71.58

90.63

079.09 ± 5.81 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

100.06

114.78

105.94 ± 5.15

 
 

Control

5.22

8.32

6.99 ± 1.30

 

Serotonin

PPA

3.10

5.58

4.17 ± 0.85 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

6.02

9.00

7.01 ± 1.06

 
 

Control

15.37

19.98

17.91 ± 1.91

 

Dopamine

PPA

6.88

17.63

12.56 ± 3.36 a

0.007

 

OMEGA

14.14

19.42

16.44 ± 1.83

 
 

Control

0.13

0.19

0.17 ± 0.03

 

PE

PPA

0.05

0.11

0.09 ± 0.02 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

0.10

0.16

0.13 ± 0.02 a

 
 

Control

0.28

0.35

0.31 ± 0.03

 

PS

PPA

0.06

0.18

0.12 ± 0.05 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

0.22

0.31

0.27 ± 0.03

 
 

Control

3.82

4.82

4.46 ± 0.46

 

PC

PPA

1.05

2.74

1.97 ± 0.52 a

0.000

 

OMEGA

2.81

3.86

3.39 ± 0.32 a

 
  1. • Significant levels between the three groups are illustrated as superscripts letters when P < 0.05