Table 2 Effect of pretreatment of CurNisNp on markers of oxidative stress in MI induced guinea pigs.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | |
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Hydrogen peroxide (μmol/min mg protein) | |||||
Heart | 38.35 ± 2.29 | 41.73 ± 4.41a | 37.98 ± 1.61b | 36.54 ± 2.14b | 37.04 ± 2.27b |
Kidney | 42.06 ± 7.48 | 60.48 ± 5.76a++ | 44.39 ± 6.48b++ | 43.25 ± 7.10b++ | 38.50 ± 2.71b++ |
Malondialdehyde (μmol/g tissue) | |||||
Heart | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.06a++ | 0.55 ± 0.03a+,b++ | 0.55 ± 0.03a+,b++ | 0.18 ± 0.01a++,b++ |
Kidney | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 0.73 ± 0.19a | 0.71 ± 0.19a | 0.59 ± 0.10b | 0.74 ± 0.04a |
Total thiol (nmole/mg protein) | |||||
Heart | 56.68 ± 11.70 | 54.33 ± 6.87 | 60.14 ± 7.94 | 57.41 ± 9.34 | 53.01 ± 11.09 |
Kidney | 41.46 ± 8.41 | 33.74 ± 3.69a | 34.64 ± 5.32a | 31.81 ± 3.41a | 48.71 ± 7.99b+ |
Non-protein thiol (nmole/mg protein) | |||||
Heart | 8.43 ± 3.22 | 9.58 ± 1.64 | 12.82 ± 1.52a,b+ | 10.54 ± 2.48 | 15.93 ± 0.21a,b |
Kidney | 20.74 ± 5.87 | 15.72 ± 1.36a | 31.20 ± 10.23a,b++ | 15.00 ± 4.53a | 21.51 ± 6.058b |