Intestine (intestinal biopsies) |
↑ level of lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) |
↓ reduced glutathione (GSH) levels |
↓ glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity |
↓ glutathione reductase (GR) activity |
↑ superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity |
↓ paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and paraoxonase-3 (PON3) expression |
↑ inducible-nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression |
Blood (plasma and blood cells) |
↑ lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) level in plasma |
↑ thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels in plasma and lipoproteins |
↑ carbonyl groups levels in plasma |
↑ 8-hydroxyguanosine (8-oxodG) in DNA in leukocytes |
↑ NO metabolite levels plasma |
↑ nitrotyrosine levels in plasma |
↓ reduced glutathione levels in plasma |
↑ blood superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity |
↓ blood glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity |
↓ blood glutathione reductase (GR) activity |
↓ alpha-tocopherol levels in plasma and in erythrocytes |
↓ plasma ascorbic acid levels |
↓ plasma retinol levels |
Urine |
↑ 8-hydroxyguanosine (8-oxodG) in DNA metabolite levels |