Palm oil extracts protected against cadmium chloride poisoning via inhibition of oxidative stress in rats

Ichipi-Ifukor, Patrick Chukwuyenum; Asagba, Samuel Ogheneovo; Nwose, Chibueze; Mordi, Joseph Chukwufumnanya; Oyem, John Chukwuma

doi:10.1186/s42269-021-00688-7

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 3 Effect of palm oil fractions on activities of tissue and serum catalase (CAT) of rats administered cadmium (μmol min⁻¹ g⁻¹tissue)

From: Palm oil extracts protected against cadmium chloride poisoning via inhibition of oxidative stress in rats

Tissues	Experimental groups
Tissues	1	2	3	4	5	6
Twelve hours
Liver	49.41 ± 5.91^a	26.03 ± 1.66^b	42.52 ± 5.99^a	41.91 ± 2.59^a	39.24 ± 5.65^c	27.28 ± 2.35^b
Kidney	36.33 ± 3.48^a	22.79 ± 1.20^b	30.88 ± 2.73^a	28.72 ± 2.50^b	33.82 ± 3.91^a	24.96 ± 3.61^b
Heart	37.85 ± 2.15^a	25.16 ± 2.57^b	29.84 ± 1.87^b	39.77 ± 7.83^a	37.78 ± 2.01^a	24.73 ± 2.94^b
Brain	44.34 ± 4.67^a	39.87 ± 3.67^ab	40.42 ± 5.76^ab	36.78 ± 4.87^b	38.94 ± 4.76^ab	36.74 ± 2.88^b
Muscle	43.18 ± 2.61^a	34.55 ± 4.15^a	39.55 ± 5.82^a	37.29 ± 5.17^a	40.64 ± 2.97^a	43.74 ± 3.39^a
Serum	41.47 ± 7.31^a	25.01 ± 3.29^b	32.28 ± 2.38^a	32.64 ± 3.29^a	39.09 ± 2.24^a	35.49 ± 4.82^a
Twenty four hours
Liver	52.40 ± 4.52^a	12.38 ± 1.83^b	40.51 ± 3.52^c	39.60 ± 6.74^c	29.94 ± 1.83^d	23.22 ± 2.54^d
Kidney	36.29 ± 2.78^a	10.19 ± 1.74^b	33.65 ± 2.59^a	31.81 ± 5.71^a	24.95 ± 3.61^c	20.21 ± 3.72^c
Heart	39.72 ± 2.38^a	14.91 ± 3.33^b	31.71 ± 2.62^c	28.35 ± 2.74^c	27.49 ± 2.48^c	22.81 ± 2.01^d
Brain	42.21 ± 4.77^a	38.08 ± 1.79^b	33.03 ± 3.61^c	31.32 ± 2.76^c	23.66 ± 2.55^b	22.38 ± 1.83^b
Muscle	43.18 ± 3.81^a	31.54 ± 3.59^b	38.15 ± 5.90^b	38.16 ± 3.60^b	35.35 ± 518^b	44.65 ± 1.89^a
Serum	42.21 ± 4.78^a	18.08 ± 1.79^b	33.03 ± 3.61^c	31.32 ± 2.76^c	22.66 ± 2.55^b	22.38 ± 1.83^b
Forty eight hours
Liver	51.29 ± 2.66^a	13.24 ± 2.57^b	40.90 ± 4.77^c	36.59 ± 5.09^cd	30.21 ± 2.33^de	23.94 ± 3.45^e
Kidney	37.29 ± 2.58^a	10.50 ± 1.30^b	35.69 ± 3.00^a	26.26 ± 4.35^c	30.80 ± 6.08^a	21.66 ± 3.54^c
Heart	47.33 ± 3.43^a	17.72 ± 2.33^b	43.91 ± 3.72^a	34.34 ± 2.80^c	40.78 ± 5.88^a	37.51 ± 7.32^ac
Brain	42.75 ± 3.12^a	36.86 ± 6.35^a	36.50 ± 4.43^a	34.34 ± 2.80^a	40.77 ± 5.88^a	37.51 ± 7.32^a
Muscle	43.32 ± 3.31^a	33.74 ± 4.52^b	43.55 ± 2.36^a	36.73 ± 3.37^ab	36.62 ± 2.86^ab	39.02 ± 2.40^ab
Serum	40.84 ± 2.11^a	19.16 ± 2.57^b	32.14 ± 4.34^ac	33.40 ± 2.32^c	31.13 ± 5.17^c	32.50 ± 4.29^ac

All values are expressed as Mean ± SD, values sharing different alphabet superscript on the same row showed a significant difference.
Key: 1 = Control, 2 = CdCl₂3 = CF + CdCl_2, 4 = GF + CdCl₂,5 = BF + CdCl_2, 6 = UF + CdCl₂

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