Fig. 2.
Assessment of oxidative stress in the oral and maxillofacial region on 10-week-old Ws, Ws + Pg, GKs and GKs + Pg. All rats were anesthetized with pentobarbital (45 mg/kg, i.p.). L-band ESR was used to determine the signal decay of C-PROXYL in the oral and maxillofacial region of all rats. Decay rate constants of (K1 and K2) C-PROXYL in the oral and maxillofacial region of 10-week-old Ws (circles in A), Ws + Pg (circles in B), GKs (circles in C) and GKs + Pg (triangles in A–C). The columns represent: K1 of C-PROXYL in the oral and maxillofacial region of 10-week-old Ws, Ws + Pg, GKs and GKs + Pg (D). Results are expressed as mean ± SD in all groups (n = 4 in each group). *p<0.05 vs Ws. †p<0.05 vs GKs. #p<0.05 vs Ws + Pg.