Table 3.

Pro-oxidant/antioxidant profile analysis in the abdominal aorta of control rats (C), diabetic rats (DC), diabetic rats with subcutaneous insulin (SC Ins), and diabetic rats with oral insulin (OG Ins).

Tests	C	DC	SC Ins	OG Ins
O2•– (μmol/g)	33.0 ± 7.7	48.1a* ± 1.3	62.9a† ± 3.2	47.8a* ± 10.2
GSH (mmol/g)	2.8 ± 1.0	1.0a† ± 0.1	1.4a* ± 0.2	1.3a* ± 0.2

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM

(*p < 0.05); (†p < 0.001).

^aversus C.