Astragalus Polysaccharide Suppresses 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Table 2

Effect of astragalan on ROS level, antioxidant enzyme activities and malondialdehyde content in C. elegans.

Treatment	ROS level	MDA content	Antioxidant enzyme activity
			SOD	CAT	GPx
BZ555
Astragalan
6-OHDA
6-OHDA/Astragalan

ROS level, DCF fluorescence/μg proteins; MDA content, nM/mg proteins; SOD and GPx activities, U/mg proteins; CAT activity, U/μg proteins; versus BZ555 nematodes without 6-OHDA exposure and astragalan treatment; versus 6-OHDA-exposed BZ555 nematodes.