“…This protection may be attributed to the restoration of antioxidant enzymes such as CAT, GR, GSH, and GST and a decrease in oxidative stress markers (OH) that reduced the accumulation of HgCl 2 in the kidneys and protected them from damage (Table ). Besides ECP, various medicinal plants such as Adansonia digitata, curcumin, flaxseeds, Nigella sativa, Polygonum minus, pomegranate seed, Rheum turkestanicum , and Tribulus terrestris protect the kidneys from HgCl 2 -induced renal damage by increasing antioxidant enzymes and decreasing oxidative stress markers. − However, in this study, 600 mg/kg b.w. of C. papaya reverted the alterations to near normal.…”