Antiulcerogenic Activity and Toxicity of Bauhinia holophylla Hydroalcoholic Extract

Table 1

Effect of Bauhinia holophylla (150 mg/kg) on the levels of MPO (myeloperoxidase), GSH (glutathione), GSH-Px (glutathione peroxidase), GR (glutathione reductase), SOD (superoxide dismutase), and MPO (myeloperoxidase) in rat stomachs after ethanol-induced gastric ulcers.

	Vehicle	Carbenoxolone	Bauhinia holophylla
GSH	25.88 ± 2.67	54.48 ± 6.78	42.82 ± 1.69
GSH-Px	96.07 ± 7.21	108.30 ± 14.67	136.80 ± 8.42
GR	31.51 ± 1.93	40.95 ± 3.12	42.50 ± 1.00
SOD	3.33 ± 0.50	1.65 ± 0.38	2.60 ± 0.48
MPO	0.07 ± 0.00	0.04 ± 0.00	0.05 ± 0.00

GSH level is expressed in nmol/mg of protein; GPx and GR are expressed in nmol/min/mg of protein; SOD and MPO are expressed in U/mg of protein. The results are reported as the mean ± SEM. ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test, , .