Table 3.
Redox status parameters analyzed in adipose and hepatic tissues of rats subjected to a hypercaloric diet and treated for 28 days with P. heptaphyllum liposomes.
| Negative Control (C) | Liposomes (H) | Obese (O) | Obese + Liposomes (OH) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | GSH (µmol mg protein−1) | 34.95 ± 10.42 | 31.42 ± 10.83 | 32.48 ± 11.60 | 21.34 ± 6.40 |
| ASA (μmol g tissue−1) | 0.37 ± 0.07 | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.06 | |
| TBARS (nmol mg protein−1) | 0.64; 0.48 | 1.43; 1.56 ** | 1.38; 0.78 ** | 1.43; 1.03 ** | |
| Carbonyl (nmol mg protein−1) | 238.38 ± 90.30 | 149.77 ± 48.27 | 170.73 ± 78.59 | 157.08 ± 56.79 | |
| Liver | GSH (µmol mg protein−1) | 19.68 ± 4.20 | 25.85 ± 6.48 | 20.26 ± 5.55 | 15.52 ± 6.83 |
| ASA (μmol g tissue−1) | 3.05 ± 0.55 | 2.89 ± 0.52 | 2.70 ± 0.27 | 3.24 ± 0.52 | |
| TBARS (nmol mg protein−1) | 0.14; 0.05 | 0.19; 0.13 | 0.24; 0.04 ** | 0.10; 0.12 #### | |
| Carbonyl (nmol mg protein−1) | 15.65; 2.48 | 13.26; 6.54 | 12.58; 9.08 * | 13.57; 4.63 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Analysis was performed by ANOVA (two-way) and Tukey’s test. For the analysis of TBARS in adipose tissue and liver tissue, as well as carbonyls, the Kruskal–Wallis test was used, and Dunn’s test, with data expressed as median and total range. * p < 0.05 compared with C; ** p < 0.01 compared with C; #### p < 0.0001 compared with O; (n = 8).