Table 1.

Serum MDA and GSH levels and SOD, CAT, GSH-Px activities of the groups (n=7)

	Group 1 (Control)	Group 2 (α-LA)	Group 3 (OA)	Group 4 (pre-OA-α-LA)	Group 5 (post-OA-α-LA)
MDA (nmol/mL)	0.86±0.10	0.76±0.05	1.18±0.09***	0.94±0.06†††	1.09±0.04
SOD (U/mL)	9.33±1.08	9.71±0.97	8.28±1.06	8.90±0.59	8.42±0.68
CAT (k/mL)	2.17±0.20	3.12±0.56***	1.66±0.23*	2.23±0.20†	2.06±0.25
GSH-Px (U/mL)	1.96±0.15	2.21±0.18*	1.75±0.06*	2.01±0.09††	1.82±0.11
GSH (nmol/mL)	11.37±1.66	13.62±1.66*	9.21±0.54*	11.24±1.02†	10.50±1.11

^*p<0.05, compared with control group;

^**p<0.01, compared with control group;

^***p<0.001, compared with control group.

^†p<0.05 compared with OA group;

^††p<0.01, compared with OA group;

^†††p<0.001, compared with OA group.

MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GSH: glutathione; GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase;

α-LA: alpha-lipoic acid; OA: oleic acid.