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Table 2 Effect of ADE on testicular antioxidant enzymes activities and GSH and LPO levels in male rats treated with two different doses of DCA

From: Dichloroacetic acid-induced testicular toxicity in male rats and the protective effect of date fruit extract

 

CAT (μmolH2O2/min/mg proteins)

SOD (U/mg proteins)

GPx (μmol GSH oxidized/min/mg proteins)

GSH (μmol/mg proteins)

LPO (nmol MDA/mg proteins)

C

191.47 ± 8.95a

3.03 ± 0.29a

11.36 ± 0.93c

0.36 ± 0.01c

1.08 ± 0.03a

ADE

184.62 ± 11.14a

3.09 ± 0.35a

11.61 ± 0.80c

0.37 ± 0.04c

1.08 ± 0.07a

DCAC1

277.48 ± 12.17ca

4.13 ± 0.53ba

10.81 ± 0.79b

0.26 ± 0.04ba

1.84 ± 0.11ca

DCAC2

370.04 ± 12.75da

5.31 ± 0.46ca

9.37 ± 0.76aa

0.18 ± 0.03aa

2.39 ± 0.16da

ADE + DCAC1

192.28 ± 10.36a

3.31 ± 0.32a

11.62 ± 0.58c

0.36 ± 0.05c

1.14 ± 0.06a

ADE + DCAC2

215.79 ± 13.09ab

3.99 ± 0.50ab

11.16 ± 0.99c

0.30 ± 0.04bc

1.26 ± 0.03ab

  1. Values are mean ± SD of eight rats in each group. Different letters (a-c) indicate significant differences between groups at p < 0.05. C: control, ADE aqueous date extract, DCAC1: dichloroacetic acid at 0.5 g/l, DCAC2: dichloroacetic acid at 2 g/l, LPO: lipid peroxidation
  2. aComparison of control and other groups