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. 2014 Mar;19(1):19–26. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2014.19.1.019

Table 2.

Effects of spinach on blood and liver antioxidant metabolism of rats fed a high fat-cholesterol diet

ND1) HFCD HFCD+S
Plasma
 Conjugated dienes (μM) 4.0±0.2a 4.9±0.3b 4.3±0.2ab
 TBARS (μM) 100.0±4.3ns2) 110.0±0.2 105.0±10.0
Erythrocytes
 Catalase (K/g Hb) 1,159.0±85.7ns 989.1±73.3 1,058.8±77.4
Liver
 Mn-SOD (U/mg protein) 0.20±0.02a 0.17±0.01b 0.20±0.10ab
 Cu/Zn-SOD (U/mg protein) 277.8±70.0ns 283.8±51.8 285.8±41.0
 Catalase (mM/mg protein) 100.0±4.3ns 78.3±11.2 72.5±6.7
 GSH-Px (μM/mg protein) 100.0±25.0ns 84.0±15.3 95.4±6.8

Value are mean±SD (n=8).

a,b

Different letters indicate significant difference at P<0.05.

1)

ND, normal diet; HFCD, high fat-cholesterol diet; HFCD+S, high fat-cholesterol diet supplemented with 5% spinach powder.

2)

Not significant.