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Table 2 The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH), after 1, 7, and 14 days in the brain, liver, and kidneys of control rats (I), and those administered 0.5 g and 1.0 g of NiO-NPs (II and III), 0.5 g and 1.0 g of Co3O4-NPs (IV and V,) as well as mixtures of NiO-NPs + Co3O4-NPs (0.25 g + 0.25 g, VI) and (0.5 g + 0.5 g, VII) per kilogram body weight, respectively

From: Genotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by the orally administered nanosized nickel and cobalt oxides in male albino rats

Parameter

Time (days)

Experimental group

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

MDA (nmol/g tissue)

Brain

1

5.11 ± 0.19a

6.54 ± 0.04c

7.31 ± 0.31d

7.11 ± 0.25d

6.49 ± 0.09c

6.43 ± 0.24b

6.25 ± 0.23b

7

5.16 ± 0.11a

6.40 ± 0.19bc

7.23 ± 0.31c

6.83 ± 0.10bc

6.51 ± 0.39bc

6.37 ± 0.33bc

6.07 ± 0.33b

14

5.18 ± 0.14a

5.75 ± 0.10ab*#

6.74 ± 0.35c*

6.18 ± 0.01bc*#

5.69 ± 0.32ab

5.49 ± 0.10a*#

5.49 ± 0.12a*

Liver

1

6.27 ± 0.10a

7.50 ± 0.15c

8.48 ± 0.11d

7.99 ± 0.05d

7.43 ± 0.13c

7.33 ± 0.31b

7.09 ± 0.30b

7

6.29 ± 0.10a

6.93 ± 0.29bc

7.15 ± 0.07bc*

7.23 ± 0.06c*

6.57 ± 0.04ab*

6.73 ± 0.25ab

6.64 ± 0.28ab

14

6.31 ± 0.19ab

6.49 ± 0.01bc*

6.90 ± 0.02c*#

7.02 ± 0.19c*

6.45 ± 0.09b*

5.91 ± 0.23a*

6.07 ± 0.18ab*

Kidney

1

5.83 ± 0.29a

7.50 ± 0.06c

8.10 ± 0.14d

7.99 ± 0.14d

7.50 ± 0.14c

6.75 ± 0.24b

6.98 ± 0.30b

7

5.94 ± 0.31a

6.56 ± 0.13a*

7.51 ± 0.13b*

7.48 ± 0.09b*

6.77 ± 0.18ab*

6.65 ± 0.33ab

6.74 ± 0.50ab

14

5.91 ± 0.24a

6.33 ± 0.05a*

7.18 ± 0.14b*

7.23 ± 0.09b*

6.27 ± 0.28a*

5.91 ± 0.23a*

5.76 ± 0.26a*

GSH (mg/g issue)

Brain

1

25.35 ± 0.99c

21.66 ± 0.48b

20.02 ± 0.20a

18.82 ± 0.22a

21.63 ± 0.52b

21.66 ± 0.92b

22.00 ± 0.94b

7

25.40 ± 1.43b

22.85 ± 0.49a

20.23 ± 0.39a

20.71 ± 0.20a*

22.61 ± 0.96a*

22.33 ± 0.95a

22.70 ± 0.76a

14

25.60 ± 1.33c

25.24 ± 0.63c*#

21.46 ± 0.42a*#

22.40 ± 0.13ab*#

24.40 ± 0.51bc*

24.24 ± 0.87bc

25.45 ± 1.08c*

Liver

1

47.65 ± 0.70d

40.88 ± 0.88c

33.57 ± 1.43a

34.98 ± 0.65b

39.62 ± 0.47c

37.38 ± 1.59c

39.00 ± 1.66c

7

47.70 ± 1.02c

42.46 ± 0.87b

39.27 ± 0.36ab*

37.86 ± 0.85a*

42.17 ± 0.25b*

40.00 ± 1.70ab

40.22 ± 1.71ab

14

48.10 ± 0.40b

47.86 ± 0.28b*#

45.53 ± 0.40a*#

44.20 ± 0.13a*#

46.40 ± 0.41ab*#

47.42 ± 2.02ab*#

48.03 ± 2.04b*#

Kidney

1

53.98 ± 2.07d

38.00 ± 0.15b

34.26 ± 0.14a

39.37 ± 0.57b

40.22 ± 1.71c

41.66 ± 1.77c

43.60 ± 1.85c

7

53.80 ± 1.46e

44.88 ± 0.31bc*

41.48 ± 0.51ab*

40.69 ± 0.29a*

44.91 ± 0.27bc*

47.16 ± 1.86cd

48.90 ± 2.08d

14

54.10 ± 1.71b

51.93 ± 0.27b*#

44.26 ± 0.36a*#

46.00 ± 0.19a*#

50.27 ± 0.66b*#

51.11 ± 2.17b*

52.79 ± 2.25b*

  1. Data is represented as mean ± standard error of mean
  2. In the same row, values marked with the different superscript letters are statistically differed (P < 0.05), while those with similar ones are insignificantly differed (P > 0.05)
  3. *, #: significant differences (at P<0.05), as compared to the values at the first and seventh day, respectively