Research Article
Pharmacological Potential of the Standardized Methanolic Extract of Prunus armeniaca L. in the Haloperidol-Induced Parkinsonism Rat Model
Table 4
Estimation of SOD, CAT, and GSH levels in brain homogenates.
| Groups | Dose | SOD (μg/mg of protein) | CAT (μmol/min/mg of protein) | GSH (μg/mg of protein) |
| Normal control | — | 2.189 ± 0.02 | 30.18 ± 0.1 | 12.186 ± 0.1 |
| Disease control | 1 mg/kg | 1.324 ± 0.01$$$ | 21.58 ± 0.1$$$ | 9.366 ± 0.1$$$ |
| Standard (levodopa + carbidopa) | 100/25 mg/kg | 2.171 ± 0.01 | 28.64 ± 0.1 | 11.664 ± 0.1 |
| Prunus armeniaca L. (PAME) | 100 mg/kg | 1.569 ± 0.01 | 23.01 ± 0.3 | 9.779 ± 0.7 | 300 mg/kg | 1.832 ± 0.01 | 25.71 ± 0.3 | 10.437 ± 0.5 | 800 mg/kg | 2.035 ± 0.01 | 27.09 ± 0.4 | 11.172 ± 0.5 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SEM ( n = 6). in comparison with the normal control group. , , and in comparison with the disease control group. |