Table 5.
Protein carbonyl and lipid peroxide concentrations in liver cytosol and plasma of guinea pigs after 12 weeks on the experimental diets1
| Protein Carbonyl | Lipid Peroxide | |||
| Diet Group | Liver cytosol (μmol/g protein) | Plasma (μmol/g protein) | Liver cytosol (nmol/g wet wt) | Plasma (nmol/mL) |
| Se-D/MC | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 91 ± 13 | 4.1 ± 0.5 |
| (n = 9) | (n = 9) | (n = 9) | (n = 7) | |
| Se-M/MC | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 87 ± 13 | 3.9 ± 0.6 |
| (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 8) | |
| Se-N/MC | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 78 ± 10 | 2.7 ± 0.6 |
| (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 8) | |
| Se-N/NC | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 84 ± 8 | 3.3 ± 0.4 |
| (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 8) | |
1 Data from guinea pigs killed at both 24 and 48 hrs post AA dosing.
2 Values within each column were not significantly different at P < 0.05. Values are means ± SEM.
3 n values are in parentheses.