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Table 2 Changes in thiol (SH) levels of human lymphocytes incubated with different concentrations of Dimethoate (0, 40, 60 and 100 mM), quercetin (20 μg/ml)

From: Protective effect of quercetin against oxidative stress caused by dimethoate in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

Experimental Groups

SH level mg/mg proteins

Control

4.33 ± 0.1

Quercetin (20 μg/ml)

4.31 ± 0.1#

Dim (40 mM)

2.53 ± 0.32*

Dim (40 mM)+ Quercetin (20 μg/ml)

3.39 ± 0.55#

Dim (60 mM)

5.67 ± 0.2*

Dim (60 mM)+ Quercetin (20 μg/ml)

4.71 ± 0.3#

Dim (100 mM)

6.81 ± 0.12*

Dim (100 mM)+ Quercetin (20 μg/ml)

5.41 ± 0.31#

  1. The values are expressed as means ± SD; n = 20; controls are lymphocytes without Dimethoate, lymphocytes incubated with quercetin (20 μg/ml). # p < 0.05, compared with treatments without quercetin (20 μg/ml), compared with controls (lymphocytes without Dimethoate).