Influence of ethanolic extract of strawberry leaves for abrogating bromate hazards in male rats

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Effect of potassium bromate and/or strawberry leaves extract on TBARS, GSH, and SOD in hepatic, renal, and testicular tissues of different rat groups

Parameters	Groups
Parameters	Control	150 mg extr.	300 mg extr.	KBrO₃	150 mg extr. + KBrO₃	300 mg extr. + KBrO₃
Liver
TBARS (nmol/g wet tissue) % of change	28.58 ± 1.80^c	27.44 ± 1.71^c	27.39 ± 1.90^c	79.50 ± 3.37^a	38.36 ± 3.16^b − 51.74%	35.89 ± 2.07^b − 54.85%
GSH (mg/g wet tissue) % of change	61.53 ± 2.45^a	66.84 ± 1.16^a	67.55 ± 4.08^a	41.02 ± 4.27^b	57.99 ± 4.75^a + 41.37%	58.00 ± 2.86^a + 41.39%
SOD (U/g wet tissue) % of change	230.94 ± 8.58^a	234.70 ± 7.94^a	243.30 ± 5.69^a	109.37 ± 9.91^c	194.86 ± 9.43^b + 80.91%	202.38 ± 8.90^b + 85.04%
Kidney
TBARS (nmol/g wet tissue) % of change	36.84 ± 1.49^b	36.45 ± 2.91^b	36.11 ± 1.48^b	82.07 ± 2.52^a	44.06 ± 4.82^b − 46.31%	41.99 ± 5.41^b − 48.84%
GSH (mg/g wet tissue) % of change	68.43 ± 2.88^a	68.97 ± 2.71^a	69.67 ± 3.02^a	48.92 ± 2.05^b	61.54 ± 2.24^a + 25.79%	65.78 ± 5.60^a + 34.46%
SOD (U/g wet tissue) % of change	222.06 ± 7.46^a	234.37 ± 5.69^a	241.77 ± 10.41^a	140.62 ± 6.17^c	188.98 ± 5.77^b + 34.39%	192.33 ± 10.42^b + 36.77%
Testis
TBARS (nmol/ g wet tissue) % of change	28.97 ± 1.38^b	26.44 ± 1.65^b	26.37 ± 2.63^b	47.99 ± 1.88^a	34.63 ± 3.06^b − 27.84%	31.32 ± 2.56^b − 34.74%
GSH (mg/g wet tissue) % of change	86.96 ± 5.29^ab	89.97 ± 2.34^a	90.53 ± 1.61^a	54.46 ± 2.72^c	66.13 ± 3.57^b + 21.43%	73.20 ± 5.48^b + 34.41%
SOD (U/g wet tissue) % of change	325.00 ± 5.11^a	325.89 ± 6.12^a	338.84 ± 9.91^a	193.75 ± 4.81^d	267.82 ± 8.85^b + 38.22%c	281.55 ± 6.81^c + 45.31%

Data are represented as mean ± SE. n = 8 rats in each group
Values in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
% of changes between bromate group and bromate + extract either low or high dose