Anticataractogenic effect of hesperidin in galactose-induced cataractogenesis in Wistar rats

Table 5 Aldose reductase activity and sorbitol levels in the eye lens of albino rats

Groups	Lens aldose reductase activity (nmol NADPH/min per milligram protein)	Lens sorbitol (µmol/L per gram)
I	19.67 ± 2.05	0.18 ± 0.001
II	28.34 ± 1.48a	2.0097 ± 0.008a
III	26.62 ± 2.22b	1.77 ± 0.005b
IV	24.18 ± 1.34b	1. 43 ± 0.003b
V	20.25 ± 1.69a	0.938 ± 0.007a

Each value represents the mean ± SD of observation made on samples from six animals from the same group. Statistical analysis was performed by the Student t-test. Asterisks indicate that the difference observed between the Groups I and II or between III, IV, V or are statistically significant at

^aP < 0.001 and

^bP < 0.05.