A comparative study of lung toxicity in rats induced by three types of nanomaterials

Table 3 Concentrations of LDH, T-AOC, SOD, and MDA in BALF

Groups	LDH (U.g.prot⁻¹)	T-AOC (U.mg.prot⁻¹)	SOD (U.mg.prot⁻¹)	MDA (nmol.mL⁻¹)
Control group	609.24 ± 109.88	8.95 ± 0.48	8.95 ± 0.48	0.87 ± 0.32
2 mg.kg⁻¹ nano-Fe₃O₄	651.58 ± 162.60	7.62 ± 0.39^a	7.62 ± 0.39^a	1.15 ± 0.39
2 mg.kg⁻¹ nano-SiO₂	752.62 ± 181.74	7.04 ± 0.86^a	7.03 ± 0.86^a	1.22 ± 0.27
2 mg.kg⁻¹ SWCNTs	796.84 ± 157.01	4.87 ± 0.47^a,b,c	5.01 ± 0.37^a,b,c	1.35 ± 0.69
10 mg.kg⁻¹ nano-Fe3O₄	770.00 ± 109.78^a	7.74 ± 0.76^a,c	7.03 ± 0.43^a,c	2.05 ± 0.44^a
10 mg.kg⁻¹ nano-SiO₂	786.65 ± 116.70^a	5.61 ± 0.95^a,b	6.18 ± 0.46^a,b	2.43 ± 0.79^a
10 mg.kg⁻¹ SWCNTs	1,084.18 ± 200.36^a,b,c	4.13 ± 0.29^a,b,c	4.28 ± 0.41^a,b,c	4.15 ± 0.52^a,b,c

^aCompared with the control group, p < 0.05. ^bCompared with the nano-Fe₃O₄ group at the same dose, p < 0.05. ^cCompared with the nano-SiO₂ group at the same dose, p < 0.05.