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Table 7 Shows the nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) contents in Bisphenol A-intoxicated rats treated with Fagonia cretica extract

From: Enhancement effects of ethanolic extract of Fagonia cretica on Bisphenol A (BPA)-induced genotoxicity and biochemical changes in rats

Treatment

DNA content in tissues of

RNA content in tissues of

Liver

Kidney

Brain

Liver

Kidney

Brain

Normal control

0.66 ± 0.01a

0.47 ± 0.02a

0.51 ± 0.00a

0.41 ± 0.0a

0.31 ± 0.0a

0.35 ± 0.0a

Control oil treatment

0.67 ± 0.01a

0.46 ± 0.01a

0.51 ± 0.01a

0.41 ± 0.01a

0.32 ± 0.01a

0.36 ± 0.0a

Bisphenol A (BPA)

0.28 ± 0.00f

0.21 ± 0.01g

0.23 ± 0.01g

0.22 ± 0.0g

0.16 ± 0.01f

0.15 ± 0.01f

Protective low dose of FCE

0.50 ± 0.01c

0.39 ± 0.01cd

0.40 ± 0.00c

0.32 ± 0.0d

0.26 ± 0.01c

0.25 ± 0.0c

Protective medium dose of FCE

0.56 ± 0.00b

0.40 ± 0.01bc

0.46 ± 0.01b

0.35 ± 0.0c

0.27 ± 0.0b

0.28 ± 0.0b

Protective high dose of FCE

0.59 ± 0.01b

0.42 ± 0.01b

0.48 ± 0.01b

0.38 ± 0.0b

0.29 ± 0.01b

0.29 ± 0.0b

Therapeutic low dose of FCE

0.41 ± 0.00e

0.33 ± 0.0f

0.32 ± 0.0f

0.27 ± 0.0f

0.20 ± 0.0e

0.20v0.01e

Therapeutic medium dose of FCE

0.44 ± 0.00d

0.35 ± 0.0ef

0.35 ± 0.0c

0.28 ± 0.0ef

0.21 ± 0.0e

0.22 ± 0.1cd

Therapeutic high dose of FCE

0.47 ± 0.00d

0.37 ± 0.01de

0.38 ± 0.0d

0.30 ± 0.0e

0.23 ± 0.01d

0.23 ± 0.0cd

  1. All data are expressed as mean ± SE. Means with different superscripts letters a, b, c are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05