| Parameter |
Groups |
| Control (n=5) |
Etoposide (n=5) |
| Glutathione (μmol/mg protein) |
8.06 ± 0.74 |
7.724 ± 0.732# |
| Glutathione-s-transferase (ηmol of cDinitrobenzene bound/mg protein) |
1.46 ± 0.11 |
6.355 ± 0.35 * |
| Glutathione reductase (ηmoles/mg protein) |
9.98 ± 0.37 |
8.304 ± 0.611* |
| Glutathione peroxidase (μgm utilized/min/mg protein) |
415.4 ± 25.14 |
565.76 ± 29.5* |
| Gammaglutamyltransferase (μmol of p-nitroaniline/ min/mgprotein) |
9.092 ± 0.02 |
7.749 ± 0.118* |
| Catalase (unit/mg protein) |
0.617 ± 0.09 |
0.533 ± 0.052# |
| Cytochrome p450 (nmol/mg protein) |
683.4 ± 40.5 |
681.18 ± 66.95# |
| Cytochrome b5 (nmol/mg protein) |
2605.5 ± 259.2 |
555.81 ± 49.6* |
Etoposide rats versus control rats: