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Table 1 Effect of mangosteen peel extract on hepatic antioxidant enzyme activity in high fat diet-fed rats

From: Alpha-mangostin from mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana Linn.) pericarp extract reduces high fat-diet induced hepatic steatosis in rats by regulating mitochondria function and apoptosis

 

Control

HFD

MGE

GSH (mole/mg protein)

96.9 ± 2.2

93.0 ± 0.7*

96.5 ± 1.6#

GPx (U/mg protein)

0.98 ± 0.08

0.85 ± 0.14*

0.95 ± 0.08#

GRd (U/g protein)

0.82 ± 0.2

0.66 ± 0.14*

0.96 ± 0.21#

SOD (Unit/min/mg protein)

0.02 ± 0.03

0.14 ± 0.05*

0.20 ± 0.03#

CAT (Kunits/mg protein)

19.5 ± 2.8

14.3 ± 5.3*

19.9 ± 2.6#

  1. Values are mean ± SD (n = 8); means without a common letter differ (p < 0.05). GSH: glutathione; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GRd: glutathione reductase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase. HFD: high fat diet; MGE: HFD supplemented 25 mg/day mangosteen extract diet (*P < 0.05 versus control ; # P < 0.05 versus HFD)