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Table 3 Gastric oxidative/antioxidative stress markers and nitric oxide in all experimental groups

From: Sepia officinalis ink mitigates gastric ulcer via modulation of antioxidant/anti-inflammatory pathways

Experimental groups

MDA (nM/g. tissue)

GSH (mM/g. tissue)

Catalase (U/ g. tissue)

GST (µM/g. tissue)

NO (µmole/g. tissue)

Control

0.90 ± 0.003a

0.40 ± 0.20a

610.92 ± 49.05a

0.17 ± 0.006a

336.85 ± 29.37a

Ulcerated group (ethanol, 5 ml/kg body weight)

Vehicle

1.10 ± 0.04b

0.25 ± 0.01b

253.07 ± 15.18b

0.10 ± 0.004b

653.53 ± 57.46b

SOIE100

0.81 ± 0.008c

0.56 ± 0.07c

465.48 ± 30.59c

0.15 ± 0.012a

287.90 ± 39.80a

SOIE200

0.81 ± 0.009c

1.00 ± 0.06d

510.02 ± 26.11c

0.16 ± 0.004a

293.00 ± 13.88a

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). Values with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). SOIE100: Sepia officinalis ink extract (100 mg/kg body weight); SOIE200: Sepia officinalis ink extract (200 mg/kg body weight)