Table 5 Effect of propolis and/ or bee venom on the antioxidant enzymes and 8-OHdG.

SOD(U/ml)

30.71 ± 2.25^b

10.03 ± 1.32^g

28.90 ± 1.97^c

24.64 ± 1.41^d

29.14 ± 1.86^c

36.41 ± 2.83^a

17.25 ± 1.30^f

21.38 ± 1.55^e

CAT(U/ml)

22.86 ± 2.01^b

8.12 ± 0.51^h

18.56 ± 1.42^d

17.86 ± 1.83^e

20.18 ± 1.23^c

24.02 ± 2.16^a

12.08 ± 1.33^g

15.34 ± 1.40^f

GPx(U/ml)

4.02 ± 0.08^a

1.57 ± 0.03^f

3.72 ± 0.22^c

3.36 ± 0.24^d

4.01 ± 0.05^a

3.85 ± 0.40^b

2.81 ± 0.03^e

3.65 ± 0.21^c

GSH(U/ml)

17.25 ± 1.57^a

7.03 ± 0.78^h

11.22 ± 1.67^f

12.48 ± 1.93^d

15.10 ± 2.44^b

14.32 ± 2.33^c

9.23 ± 1.07^g

11.38 ± 2.56^c

8-OHdG (ng/ml)

343.12 ± 15.70^g

789.65 ± 20.43^a

366.07 ± 11.80^d

366.07 ± 14.51^d

350.06 ± 12.54^f

354.12 ± 10.76^e

470.11 ± 18.85^b

401.13 ± 21.23^c