Table 3

Effect of CsA and sulphated polysaccharides on the levels of LPO, 8-OHdG and protein carbonyls

Parameters
Group I (Control)
Group II (CsA)
Group III (Sulphated polysaccharides)
Group IV (CsA + sulphated polysaccharides)

LPO
1.42 ± 0.14
3.89 ± 0.43 a***
1.38 ± 0.17
1.75 ± 0.17 a*b***
8-OHdG
11.59 ± 1.04
21.25 ± 3.24 a***
11.48 ± 1.26
15.76 ± 2.25 a**b***
Protein carbonyls
1.76 ± 0.16
3.38 ± 0.41 a***
1.73 ± 0.19
2.12 ± 0.26 a*b***

Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. for six animals in each group.

Units: LPO: nmoles of MDA formed/min/mg protein; 8-OHdG: fmoles of 8-OHdG/μg of nuclear DNA; Protein carbonyls: μg/mg protein.

Comparisons are made between: a-Group I and Groups II, III, IV; b-Group II and Group IV. The symbols (***), (**) and (*) represent statistical significance at P < 0.001, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively.

Josephine et al. BMC Pharmacology 2008 8:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2210-8-4