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Table 4 Effect of different concentrations of ethyl acetate extract of A. flavus on different parameters of comet assay in rat kidney

From: Aspergillus flavus induced oxidative stress and immunosuppressive activity in Spodoptera litura as well as safety for mammals

Tail

Length

(μm)

24

96

t value

% Tail DNA

24

96

t value

Control

14.95 ± 0.22a

15.16 ± 0.39a

0.34

Control

4.74 ± 0.14a

4.53 ± 0.04a

1.39

100 mg/kg

15.18 ± 0.37ab

15.21 ± 0.15a

0.78

100 mg/kg

4.96 ± 0.09a

5.07 ± 0.16b

0.54

200 mg/kg

15.38 ± 0.02b

15.57 ± 0.04a

0.43

200 mg/kg

5.05 ± 0.30a

5.06 ± 0.02b

0.36

F value

0.717

0.842

 

F value

0.640

9.92*

 

Tail Moment (AU)

24

96

t value

Olive Tail Moment (AU)

24

96

t value

Control

1.70 ± 0.15a

1.72 ± 0.16a

2.44

Control

1.93 ± 0.32a

2.01 ± 0.31a

0.12

100 mg/kg

1.92 ± 0.05a

1.91 ± 0.31a

1.38

100 mg/kg

1.99 ± 0.01a

1.96 ± 0.35a

19.72

200 mg/kg

2.12 ± 0.13a

2.31 ± 0.09a

1.90

200 mg/kg

2.10 ± 0.15a

2.17 ± 0.17a

1.98

F value

2.970

0.986

 

F value

0.189

0.141

 
  1. * (p ≤ 0.05). The values represented as mean ± standard error. Different letters a, b within the columns are significantly different (Tukey’s test, p ≤ 0.05) and signify the effect of concentration