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Table 3 Variation of oxidant and antioxidant parameters

From: Relationship between hyperglycemia, antioxidant capacity and some enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in African patients with type 2 diabetes

 

Control (mean ± SD) N = 20

DPNC (mean ± SD) N = 40

DPWC (mean ± SD) N = 30

MDA (µmol/mg of protein)

0.28 ± 0.03

0.29 ± 0.02

0.32 ± 0.03

NO2 (µmol)

191.41 ± 11.54

216.07 ± 8.96

227.38 ± 10.15

TAC (µmol/mg of protein)

210.48 ± 6.22

160.46 ± 7.65*

171.35 ± 6.43*

CAT (U/mg of protein)

28.34 ± 2.67

37.37 ± 1.78*

35.19 ± 2.37*

SOD (U/mg of protein)

0.41 ± 0.04

0.38 ± 0.03*

0.24 ± 0.01*

GSH (µM/mg of protein)

6.77 ± 0.59

9.78 ± 0.58*

9.79 ± 0.73*

LPI (MDA/TAC)

0.180

0.181

0.186

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. DPNP diabetic patients without complications, DPWC diabetic patients with complications, LPI lipid peroxidation index, MDA malondialdehyde, CAT catalase, SOD: superoxide dismutase, GSH reduced glutathione, NO 2 nitrite oxide
  3. * P < 0.05 significant compare with the control