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Table 4 Lipid peroxidation, catalase, superoxide dismutase, reduced glutathione, and protein values (Mean ± SE) in tissue homogenate of liver during sub-chronic L. camara toxicity in guinea pigs

From: Sub-chronic toxicopathological study of lantadenes of Lantana camara weed in Guinea pigs

Group

LPO (μM of MDA/g wet tissue)

Catalase (K/mg protein)

Superoxide dismutase (U /mg protein).

Reduced glutathione (nM/ g of wet tissue)

Protein (mg/dl)

GI

1.50 ± 0.23a

14.27 ± 1.62a

4.82 ± 0.38a

19.12 ± 1.29a

50.81 ± 5.70a

GII

1.16 ± 0.16ab

20.01 ± 3.15ab

6.04 ± 0.50ab

24.04 ± 1.90ab

66.49 ± 5.70abc

GIII

0.88 ± 0.260b

19.35 ± 1.73ab

7.22 ± 0.26bc

28.43 ± 1.75bc

106.2 ± 19.02b

GIV

0.74 ± 0.17b

22.91 ± 1.39b

7.57 ± 0.55c

32.59 ± 1.38

101.52 ± 11.22b

GV

0.73 ± 0.11b

22.39 ± 0.67b

7.58 ± 0.27c

32.51 ± 1.03c

112.72 ± 15.90bc

  1. a-cValues within columns with different superscripts differ significantly by ANOVA (P ≤ 0.05). GI = Lantadenes @ 24 mg/kg bw; GII = Lantadenes @ 18 mg/kg bw; GIII = Lantadenes @ 12 mg/kg bw; GIV = Lantadenes @ 6 mg/kg bw; GV = control group, n = 6