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Table 6 Effects of CCl4, MpEO and their combination MpEO/CCl4 on the activities of enzymatic antioxidants in liver of control and experimental rats

From: Protective effects of Mentha piperita L. leaf essential oil against CCl4 induced hepatic oxidative damage and renal failure in rats

Treatment

SOD

(Units/mg protein)

CAT

(μmol H2O2/min/mg protein)

GPx

(μmol GSH/min/mg protein)

Control

16.04 ± 0.11

14.03 ± 0.29

7.66 ± 0.51

CCl4

13.60 ± 0.50***

11.13 ± 0.37***

5.25 ± 0.25**

SL/CCl4

15.80 ± 0.50##

13.48 ± 0.25###

7.41 ± 0.16###

MpEOa/CCl4

13.92 ± 0.40

11.34 ± 0.41

5.41 ± 0.31

MpEOb/CCl4

14.98 ± 0.19#

12.32 ± 0.32#

6.04 ± 0.17#

MpEOc/CCl4

15.65 ± 0.44##

13.20 ± 0.19###

7.26 ± 0.22###

MpEOc

15.83 ± 0.31

13.85 ± 0.33

7.45 ± 0.33

  1. aMpEO(5 mg/kg BW), bMpEO (15 mg/kg BW), cMpEO(40 mg/kg BW), SL: Silymarin (50 mg/kg BW)
  2. Values are mean ± SEM for ten rats in each group. CCl4, MpEO and MpEO/CCl4 treated groups vs control group; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, CCl4 group vs MpEO/CCl4 group; # p < 0.05, # # p < 0.01, # # # p < 0.001
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