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. 2009 Mar 16;21(1):1–27. doi: 10.1080/08910600902815561

Table V.

Indices of oxidative stress (with standard deviations) in the ileum mucosa in mice challenged with S. Typhimurium and treated with ofloxacin and/or the probiotic L. fermentum ME-3.

Experimental groups LPO (pmol/mg protein) GSSG/GSH
Salmonella Typhimurium challenged mice (Gr1) 338±461;4 0.26±0.413;5
ST treated with ofloxacin (OFX) (Gr2) 228±412 0.26±0.11
ST treated with strain ME-3 (Gr3) 169±111;2 0.16±0.203
ST treated with OFX + strain ME-3 (Gr4) 161±271;2 0.17±0.113
Control (PBS) 157±244 0.11±0.25

GSSG/GSH, glutathione redox ratio; LPO, lipid peroxides; OFX, ofloxacin; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; ST, Salmonella Typhimurium.

1

p < 0.001 Gr1 vs Gr3 and Gr4;

2

p = 0.002 Gr2 vs Gr3 and Gr 4;

3

p = 0.006 Gr1 vs Gr3 and Gr4;

4

p < 0.001 Gr1 vs control;

5

p < 0.003 Gr1 vs control.