Table 5 Effect of treatment on enzymatic activities in the kidney of experimental rats

 Control

88.70 ± 5.65^a

39.75 ± 0.07^a

9.01 ± 1.26^a

27.06 ± 4.319^a

29.01 ± 0.93

 Cd-contaminated diet

112.05 ± 2.05^b (26.33%)

51.00 ± 2.10^b (28.30%)

17.37 ± 3.42^b (92.79%)

41.16 ± 4.26^b (52.11%)

40.67 ± 1.23 (40.19%)

 As-contaminated diet

99.30 ± 2.56^c (11.95%)

42.33 ± 0.18^c (6.49%)

12.37 ± 0.15^c (37.29%)

30.63 ± 2.81^a (13.19%)

36.02 ± 0.19 (24.16%)

 Cd + As-contaminated diet

107.55 ± 2.75^d (21.25%)

45.50 ± 0.03^c (14.47%)

15.62 ± 0.22^c (73.36%)

39.86 ± 3.24^b (47.30%)

37.12 ± 0.17 (27.96%)

 Control

177.76 ± 5.36^a

44.67 ± 0.15^a

9.26 ± 0.25^a

32.00 ± 8.39^a

29.50 ± 10.10^a

 Cd-contaminated diet

101.95 ± 0.21^b (− 42.65%)

16.77 ± 0.07^b (− 62.46%)

3.53 ± 0.22^b (− 61.88%)

22.75 ± 15.10^b (-28.91%)

13.51 ± 4.41^b (− 54.20%)

 As-contaminated diet

126.70 ± 4.24^c (− 28.72%)

22.73 ± 0.59^c (− 49.12%)

5.45 ± 0.26^c (− 41.14%)

27.00 ± 8.39^b (− 15.63%)

21.01 ± 0.30^c (− 27.08%)

 Cd + As-contaminated diet

103.05 ± 2.21^b (− 42.03%)

18.79 ± 0.05^b (− 57.94%)

4.53 ± 0.53^b (− 51.08%)

25.00 ± 13^b (− 21.88%)

19.25 ± 4.25^c (− 41.53%)