Table 6 Effect of treatment on MDA and GSH in the liver and kidney of experimental rats

 Control

57.46 ± 3.41^a

22.67 ± 2.30^a

47.03 ± 2.46^a

21.33 ± 6.11^a

 Cd-contaminated diet

62.25 ± 3.65^b (8.34%)

31.33 ± 1.15^b (38.20%)

74.13 ± 2.03^b (57.63%)

51.00 ± 16.97^b (139.10%)

 As-contaminated diet

95.21 ± 2.54^c (65.70%)

42.00 ± 2.82^c (85.27%)

58.88 ± 2.52^c (25.20%)

48.07 ± 19.07^c (125.36%)

 Cd + As-contaminated diet

75.60 ± 1.27^d (31.57%)

34.33 ± 2.30^b (51.43%)

69.31 ± 2.87^d (47.37%)

33.09 ± 1.41^d (55.13%)

 Control

94.38 ± 1.43^a

32.10 ± 2.92^a

52.04 ± 2.33^a

46.03 ± 4.34^a

 Cd-contaminated diet

115.63 ± 1.98^b (22.51%)

25.03 ± 2.64^b (− 22.02%)

110.02 ± 1.97^b (111.41%)

20.42 ± 2.82^b (− 55.64%)

 As-contaminated diet

162.42 ± 2.75^c (72.09%)

17.00 ± 5.65^c (− 47.04%)

74.15 ± 0.62^c (42.49%)

35.01 ± 1.41^c (− 23.94%)

 Cd + As-contaminated diet

126.65 ± 2.15^d (34.19%)

23.33 ± 4.04^b (− 27.32%)

105.34 ± 2.94^d (102.42%)

31.30 ± 2.48^c (− 32.00%)