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Table 2 Effect of E. hirta extract on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant markers in neonatal asthmatic rats

From: Anti-inflammatory and anxiolytic activities of Euphorbia hirta extract in neonatal asthmatic rats

Oxidative markers

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

MDA (nmol/g)

25.5 ± 1.6

69.1 ± 4.2a

52.6 ± 3.1ab

37.3 ± 2.4abc

GSH (mg/g)

89.2 ± 6.2

27.5 ± 1.8a

46.1 ± 3.2ab

69.6 ± 5.2bc

SOD (U/mg)

7.3 ± 0.54

2.5 ± 0.13a

3.5 ± 0.12ab

4.9 ± 0.15abc

Catalase (U/g)

13.5 ± 1.21

4.2 ± 0.24a

6.9 ± 0.23ab

10.5 ± 0.8bc

Gpx (mg/protein)

0.96 ± 0.008

0.28 ± 0.005a

0.47 ± 0.005ab

0.77 ± 0.006bc

AChE (µmol/min/mg of protein)

10.5 ± 0.73

3.1 ± 0.15a

6.3 ± 0.22ab

8.9 ± 0.32bc

  1. aP < 0.05 vs. group I
  2. bP < 0.05 vs. group II
  3. cP < 0.05 vs. group III