Table 2.

Effects of a 2-Week Genistein Treatment Period on Cardiac Nonprotein Thiols and Thiobarbituric Acid-Reactive Substances Content

Parameter	DMSO	Genistein
Nonprotein thiols
nmol of GSH equivalents/g of tissue	2,023 ± 28	2,118 ± 108
nmol of GSSG equivalents/g of tissue	500 ± 57	499 ± 36
GSH/GSSG (reduced/ oxidized) ratio	4.24 ± 0.42	4.07 ± 0.28
TBARS (nmol of TMP equivalents/g of tissue)	250 ± 46	258 ± 32

Data are mean ± SEM values (n = 6–8).

GSH, reduced glutathione; GSSG, oxidized glutathione; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; TMP, 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane.