Abstract
Forty -two albino male rats were randomly classified into six groups (7 rats each). The first group kept as control negative fed basal diet only. The other five groups fed on basal diet with 10% extreme grilled meat and classified into non treated group and treated groups with water leek extract, methanol leek extract, 2.5 % leek powder and 5% leek powder. Consumption of carbonyl meat only in non treated group decreased final weight, weight gain, food intake, feed efficiency ratio(FER), hemoglobin, packed cell volume, blood glutathione peroxidase (GPX), blood super oxide dismutase (SOD), liver super oxide dismutase (SOD), liver glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and liver glutathione transferase (GST) but significant increase in AST enzyme, creatinine, urea nitrogen blood free radical and serum lipid peroxide (LPX) and liver malondialdehyde (MDA) compared to normal control group. The treated groups with water, methanol extracts, 2.5 % and 5% leak showed that the values of final weight, weight gain, food intake, FER, hemoglobin, serum alanine amino transferase (ALT) enzyme, creatinine, urea nitrogen, blood GPX, blood SOD and blood GST around the values of normal control group. The treated groups with water, methanol extracts, 2.5 % and 5% leak showed significant decrease in packed cell volume, liver SOD and GPX but significant increase in AST, blood free radical, LPX, liver MDA compared to normal control group. The values of final weight, weight gain, food intake, FER hemoglobin, packed cell volume, blood GPX, blood SOD, liver SOD, liver GPX and liver GST were increased but the values of AST enzyme, creatinine, urea nitrogen, blood free radical, serum lipid peroxide and liver MDA were decreased in all treated groups compared to non treated group.
[Wafeka Abdulah Al Hamedan and Manal Lalualit Khalid Anfenan. Antioxidant Activity of Leek towards Free Radical Resulting from Consumption of Carbonated Meat in Rats. Life Science Journal. 2011;8(1):169-176] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.