Table 2

Effect of agaro-oligosaccharides on MDA activity in different organs of CCl4 induced rats a

Groups
Liver (nmol/mg prot)
Heart (nmol/mg prot)
Serum (nmol/ml)

Normal control
2.75 ± 0.51
0.56 ± 0.08
4.20 ± 0.22
CCl4 control
4.62 ± 0.77#
0.68 ± 0.05
4.44 ± 0.64
Vitamin C
2.59 ± 0.02*
0.67 ± 0.11
3.53 ± 0.74
G4 (200 mg/kg)
3.45 ± 0.77
0.54 ± 0.11
3.33 ± 0.11
G5 (400 mg/kg)
2.71 ± 0.18*
0.53 ± 0.14
3.36 ± 0.63
G6 (600 mg/kg)
2.99 ± 0.47
0.45 ± 0.02
2.82 ± 0.66

a n = 8. Each value represents the mean ± SD.

Significant values: *P < 0.05 (vs CCl4 group); #P < 0.05 (vs Normal group).

G4, G5 and G6: group 4, 5, 6 which administrated with sample of 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg and 600 mg/kg, respectively.

Chen et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:31   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-31