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: *p<0.05, # non-significant
Table 2: Glutathione and antioxidant enzyme activity of Kidney from Etoposide-treated and control rats (mean ± SEM).