. 2013 Aug 30;13:133. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-13-133

Table 5.

Effects of NAC on redox status in the plasma and colonic mucosa of AA-induced piglets

Items	Control	AA	NAC
Plasma
MPO, U/ L	136 ± 12^a	172 ± 24^b	150 ± 24^a
SOD, U/ mL	87.3 ± 30.2	82.0 ± 13.6	77.2 ± 11.8
CAT, U/ mL	4.58 ± 1.29	3.64 ± 1.03	6.50 ± 3.19
MDA, nmol/ mg protein	5.12 ± 0.51^a	6.97 ± 1.24^b	5.41 ± 1.02^a
Colonic mucosa
MPO, U/g wet mucosa	0.071 ± 0.003^a	0.095 ± 0.018^b	0.063 ± 0.016^a
SOD, U/mg protein	20.9 ± 1.4	18.5 ± 4.2	20.5 ± 6.0
CAT, U/mg protein	1.16 ± 0.12^b	0.99 ± 0.17^a	0.87 ± 0.16^a
MDA, nmol/mg protein	0.33 ± 0.04^a	0.58 ± 0.16^b	0.41 ± 0.15^a

Data are means ± SD, n = 6. Control = piglets fed the basal diet and received intrarectal administration of sterile saline; AA = piglets fed the basal diet and received intrarectal administration of acetic acid; NAC = piglets fed the basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg NAC and received intrarectal administration of acetic acid. ^a-b: Values within a row with different letters differ (P < 0.05).

MPO Myeloperoxidase, SOD superoxide dismutase, CAT catalase, MDA malondialdehyde.