Parameter N H N+Cur H+Cur ROS nmol/min/mg/tissue 72.5 ± 12 198 ± 6a 76.2 ± 13 81.6 ± 12b MDA nmol/gm/tissue 10.52 ± 2 50.63 ± 2a 10.23 ± 2 9.28 ± 1.3b GSH μmol/gm tissue 4.2 ± 0.6 2.8 ± 0.4a 3.5 ± 0.84 3.94 ± 0.34b GPx U/mg protein 0.132 ± 0.03 0.86 ± 0.1a 0.138 ± 0.06 0.140 ± 0.05b SOD U/mg protein 0.51 ± 0.09 0.35 ± 0.07a 0.57 ± 0.1 0.54 ± 0.1b

Table 1: Effect of curcumin on lung Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) generation, lipid peroxidation (MDA) and antioxidant status (GSH, GPx, and SOD) in lungs of rats exposed to hypoxia at 7620 m for 6 h.