Table 1 Triglycerides, MDA and glutathion concentrations in liver samples.

From: Hepatic metabolic effects of Curcuma longa extract supplement in high-fructose and saturated fat fed rats

Group

Controls

HFS

HFS + C

Triglycerides liver (µmol/g)

8.76 ± 1.25

7.35 ± 1.16

7.86 ± 0.65

MDA (µmol/mg)

0.0038 ± 0.001

0.0063 ± 0.0013*

0.0054 ± 0.0012*

GSH (µmol/g)

0.20 ± 0.043

0.42 ± 0.096

0.38 ± 0.093

GSSG (µmol/g)

1.07 ± 0.14

1.30 ± 0.22

1.66 ± 0.18

TGlu (µmol/g)

1.27 ± 0.11

1.72 ± 0.28

2.04 ± 0.17*

  1. HFS high fructose and saturated fatty acids, C curcuma (administration of hydroalcoholic extract of tumeric 100 mg/kg/day). MDA Malondialdehyde; TGlu: Total glutathione (GSH + GSSG); GSH: reduced glutathione; GSSG: oxidized glutathione. Values are mean ± S.E.M (n = 6–12 rats/group). *P < 0.05 vs. the control.
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