Research Article

Does Citrulline Have Protective Effects on Liver Injury in Septic Rats?

Table 2

SOD activities and MDA levels in the liver tissues.

GroupSOD (U/mgprot)MDA (nmol/mgprot)
6 h12 h24 h6 h12 h24 h

Normal344.27 ± 26.421.09 ± 0.14
Cit358.05 ± 18.421.05 ± 0.17
CLP285.97 ± 65.10303.93 ± 13.86260.67 ± 60.011.55 ± 0.171.77 ± 0.111.97 ± 0.14
CLP+Cit402.90 ± 30.08358.48 ± 35.83392.38 ± 37.061.37 ± 0.261.42 ± 0.181.53 ± 0.29

Comparisons between CLP groups and CLP+Cit groups at the same time point; , .