TABLE 1.
Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in the colons and small intestines of rats in the control, MTZ, and Bif groups
| Oxidative stress parameter and localization | Amt of substance (nmol/mg protein)a in:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | MTZ group | Bif group | |
| Protein carbonyls | |||
| Small intestine | 9.03 ± 0.66 | 8.38 ± 0.9 | 6.21 ± 0.62*ϕ |
| Colon | 8.33 ± 0.69 | 6.67 ± 0.45 | 5.45 ± 0.74*ϕ |
| GSH | |||
| Small intestine | 13.32 ± 1.24 | 14.95 ± 1.31 | 10.2 ± 0.75ϕ |
| Colon | 24.78 ± 1.29 | 26.99 ± 1.64 | 17.5 ± 1.37*ϕ |
| Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances | |||
| Small intestine | 0.84 ± 0.04 | 0.79 ± 0.03 | 0.75 ± 0.05 |
| Colon | 0.93 ± 0.02 | 1.11 ± 0.05* | 0.8 ± 0.04ϕ |
a
Values are presented as means ± SEM (n = 12). *, P was <0.05 versus the values for the control group; ϕ, P was <0.05 versus the values for the MTZ group.