Table 1 Transglutaminase (tTG) activity and collagen content in liver tissue homogenates of rats under different treatment conditions

Control

1.26 ± 0.182

3.96 ± 0.346

Plf ext

1.32 ± 0.111

4.03 ± 0.221

TAA

2.87 ± 0.166

6.14 ± 0.318

a

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

Plf ext+TAA

1.58 ± 0.085

4.60 ± 0.163

a

P = 0.007

P = 0.013

b

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

γ radiation

2.26 ± 0.070

4.56 ± 0.253

a

P = 0.0001

P = 0.019

Plf ext+γ radiation

1.37 ± 0.082

4.20 ± 0.499

a

NS

NS

c

P = 0.0001

NS

TAA+γ radiation

3.49 ± 0.185

6.77 ± 0.075

a

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

b

P = 0.0001

P = 0.015

c

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

Plf ext+TAA+γ radiation

1.76 ± 0.065

5.13 ± 0.125

a

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

b

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

c

P = 0.0001

P = 0.023

d

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001