Antioxidant effects of aqueous extract of Salep on Paraquat-induced rat liver injury

Table 2 The serum levels of albumin, total protein and total antioxidant capacity in different study groups

Group/parameter	Total protein (g/dL)	Albumin (g/dL)	TAC (IU/mL)
Control	8.0 ± 0.19	5.0 ± 0.13	1.11 ± 0.02
Sham	7.9 ± 0.26	5.1 ± 0.18	1.6 ± 0.04
Paraquat at 2 mg/kg	4.2 ± 0.09a	2.5 ± 0.06a	0.40 ± 0.02a
Paraquat + Salep at 40 mg/kg	4.1 ± 0.05b	2.6 ± 0.5b	0.43 ± 0.02b
Paraquat + Salep at 80 mg/kg	5.0 ± 0.10bc	3.1 ± 0.04bc	0.66 ± 0.03bc
Paraquat + Salep at 160 mg/kg	5.7 ± 0.09bc	3.6 ± 0.07bc	0.82 ± 0.05bc
Paraquat + Salep at 320 mg/kg	6.6 ± 0.11bc	5.0 ± 0.07bc	1.10 ± 0.03bc

^aSignificant difference between Sham and Paraquate-exposed Group;

^bSignificant difference between Sham and Paraquate + Salep treated Group;

^cSignificant difference between Paraquate- exposed and Paraquate + Salep treated Group ( Based on Duncan’s test). The means are presented in the form of Mean ± SEM. P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. TAC: Total antioxidant capacity.