The Role of Antioxidant Activity of Chitosan-Pinus merkusii Extract Nanoparticle in against Lead Acetate-Induced Toxicity in Rat Pancreas
Table 2
Effects of Chitosan-Pinus merkusii extract nanoparticle on lead acetate-induced changes in the superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and malondialdehyde.
Groups
Means ± standard deviation
SOD (U/mg)
GPx (U/mg)
MDA (nmol/mg)
Control
26.73a ± 2.01
53.37a ± 6.16
7.29a ± 0.87
Lead acetate groups
16.97b ± 1.87
34.55b ± 4.62
12.35b ± 1.15
Chitosan-P. merkusii 150 mg/kg BW
15.88b ± 2.52
33.91b ± 6.47
11.42b ± 0.93
Chitosan-P. merkusii 300 mg/kg BW
17.47b ± 1.61
35.81b ± 3.29
10.87b ± 0.91
Chitosan-P. merkusii 600 mg/kg BW
21.08c ± 1.03
44.27c ± 4.72
9.11c ± 0.76
a,b,cDifferent superscript within each column indicate significant difference between the means ().