Table 6 Comparison of indicators of oxidative stress from the vital organs of Toxoplasma Gondii infected and uninfected wild Rattus norvegicus captured from various sampling sites in Pakistan.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection affects the complete blood count and disturbs the markers of oxidative stress from the vital organs of wild rodents

Kidney

Liver

Heart

Lungs

T. gondii positive samples

T. gondii negative samples

P-value

T. gondii positive samples

T. gondii negative samples

P-value

T. gondii positive samples

T. gondii negative samples

P-value

T. gondii positive samples

T. gondii negative samples

P-value

Superoxide dismutase (unit/g)

12.96 ± 1. 3

12.1 ± 0.44

0.5

8.03 ± 1.0

8.48 ± 0.63

0.7

10.3 ± 0.9

11.46 ± 0.95

0.4

11.42 ± 1.4

10.64 ± 1.0

0.7

Catalase (mg/dL)

70.4 ± 14

73.3 ± 18

0.9

90.1 ± 3.4

98.6 ± 5.7

0.2

67.4 ± 4.9

61.9 ± 4.3

0.3

99.8 ± 3.2

84.6 ± 4.1

0.01**

Malondialdehyde (picomol/g)

85.8 ± 5.6

105.6 ± 6.3

P < 0.001***

115.2 ± 8.4

114.4 ± 9.6

0.9

123.3 ± 10

108 ± 9.9

0.3

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  1. Data is presented as mean ± standard error of mean. P values present the outcome of two sample t-tests conducted for each studied parameter.
  2. P > 0.05 = Non significant; P ≤ 0.01 = Significant (**); P < 0.001 = Highly significant (***).
  3. #Analysis was not possible.
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