Table 6:
Effect of the aqueous extract of Manihot
esculenta on oxidative stress markers.
|
|
TN |
TP |
ME |
|
Serum |
|
|
|
|
SOD
units/g of proteins |
8.91 ± 0.71 |
5.32 ± 0.86# |
9.06 ± 1.22* |
|
Catalase
mmol of H2O2/min/g
proteins |
58.43 ± 5.12 |
37.43 ± 4.69# |
49.23 ± 6.07** |
|
GSH
(umol/ml) |
41.23 ± 3.07 |
26.33 ± 2.56# |
30.74 ± 2.57 |
|
TBARS
(umol/ml) |
3.16 ± 0.52 |
6.32 ± 1.06# |
4.41 ± 1.17* |
|
NO
(mmol/ml) |
102.47 ± 9.02 |
74.43 ± 4.76## |
83.55 ± 4.47* |
|
Aorta |
|
|
|
|
SOD
units/g of proteins |
6.74 ± 0.56 |
5.19 ± 0.72# |
5.89 ± 1.07 |
|
Catalase
mmol of H2O2/min/g
proteins |
34.28 ± 3.06 |
28.94 ± 2.47# |
29.78 ± 3.19 |
|
GSH
(umol/mg tissue) |
29.83 ± 3.16 |
23.61 ± 2.11# |
26.73 ± 2.64 |
|
TBARS
(umol/mg tissue) |
2.45 ± 0.36 |
4.05 ± 0.57# |
3.04 ± 0.49* |
|
NO
(mmol/mg tissue) |
146.54 ± 5.62 |
106.21 ± 4.03## |
136.31 ± 4.23* |
TN: group of rats receiving distilled water, TP:
group of rats receiving concomitantly high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°, ME: group treated with Manihot esculenta leaf
aqueous extract in addition to high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°. # p <0.05; ##
p <0.001 compared to TN
group; and * p <0.05; ** p <0.01 compared to the TP group.