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. 2014 Jul;53(4):399–403.

Table 1.

Effects of 21-day oral administration of pazufloxacin, meloxicam, and their combination on various markers of oxidative status (mean ± SE; n = 4) in rabbit blood

Untreated controls Pazufloxacin Meloxicam Pazufloxacin + meloxicam
Reduced glutathione (nmol/mL)
 Day 0 431.43 ± 20.58a 431.43 ± 23.88a 490.43 ± 24.50a 421.29 ± 5.71a
 Day 7 464.62 ± 41.74a 555.88 ± 51.65b 395.48 ± 18.82a 478.44 ± 13.91a
 Day 14 490.43 ± 51.60a 551.27 ± 29.37a 493.19 ± 20.33a 487.66 ± 49.75a
 Day 21 487.66 ± 29.67a 392.71 ± 20.34b 379.80 ± 12.86b 408.38 ± 4.36b
Superoxide dismutase (U/g Hgb)
 Day 0 597.00 ± 127.95a 578.55 ± 76.78a 534.31 ± 92.39a 601.39 ± 25.41a
 Day 7 579.03 ± 35.45a 444.34 ± 66.22a 429.10 ± 10.14a 455.80 ± 38.71a
 Day 14 647.22 ± 50.76a 773.41 ± 82.01a 824.29 ± 155.70a 742.52 ± 62.50a
 Day 21 590.96 ± 21.97a 633.10 ± 98.83a 778.74 ± 69.83a 696.01 ± 33.76a
Glutathione peroxidase (U/mg Hgb)
 Day 0 2.10 ± 0.06a 1.89 ± 0.10a 2.03 ± 0.04a 1.85 ± 0.037a
 Day 7 2.07 ± 0.33a 1.99 ± 0.35a 1.71 ± 0.09a 1.57 ± 0.06a
 Day 14 2.12 ± 0.19a 2.29 ± 0.10a 1.71 ± 0.26a 2.08 ± 0.05a
 Day 21 2.32 ± 0.19ac 3.43 ± 0.14b 2.08 ± 0.11a 2.82 ± 0.08c
Catalase (μmole H2O2 decomposed/min/mg Hgb)
 Day 0 1671.04 ± 86.37a 1509.74 ± 87.40a 1504.00 ± 174.80a 1550.88 ± 27.59a
 Day 7 1664.30 ± 96.45a 1631.50 ± 39.55a 1549.12 ± 175.18a 1815.24 ± 80.42a
 Day 14 1576.25 ± 68.60a 1348.38 ± 143.93a 2493.87 ± 289.60b 1494.874 ± 72.93a
 Day 21 1596.01 ± 51.54ab 1379.00 ± 185.42b 2039.53 ± 222.02a 1786.106 ± 129.91ab
Lipid peroxidation (nmole malondialdehyde formed/mL erythrocytes)
 Day 0 5.14 ± 0.68a 4.06 ± 0.49a 5.46 ± 1.36a 4.66 ± 0.21a
 Day 7 5.87 ± 0.42a 6.50 ± 0.19ab 7.84 ± 1.10b 6.15 ± 0.42ab
 Day 14 5.96 ± 0.58a 8.44 ± 0.98b 7.99 ± 0.39bc 6.19 ± 0.31ac
 Day 21 6.38 ± 0.60a 10.34 ± 1.03b 9.87 ± 0.96b 10.22 ± 1.00b

Within a row, values with different superscripted letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).