Table 1.
Iron status in liver, glycemic and lipids profile, oxidant/antioxidant status in liver of rats offered a standard diet (S) and rats that received injections of iron dextran (SI).
| S group | SI group | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver iron µmol/100 mg tissue | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.05* | <0.0001 |
| Cholesterol mmol/L of serum | 1.26 ± 0.27 | 1.77 ± 0.33* | <0.05 |
| HDL cholesterol mmol/L of serum | 0.83 ± 0.17 | 0.93 ± 0.17 | >0.05 |
| Other fraction cholesterol mmol/L of serum | 0.42 ± 0.28 | 0.84 ± 0.37* | <0.05 |
| Triacylglycerol mmol/L of serum | 1.15 ± 0.22 | 2.06 ± 0.59* | <0.01 |
| Glucose mmol/L of serum | 6.24 ± 0.96 | 7.34 ± 0.46* | <0.05 |
| ALT (U/mL of serum) | 23.72 ± 4.34 | 25.68 ± 7.32 | >0.05 |
| AST (U/mL of serum) | 55.26 ± 4.26 | 56.92 ± 3.61 | >0.05 |
| Liver carbonyl protein (U/mg of protein) | 2.95 ± 0.5 | 6.83 ± 1.86* | <0.0001 |
| Liver TBARS (U/mg of protein) | 1.47 ± 0.23 | 3.21 ± 0.38* | <0.0001 |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein;
Values are shown as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 8). Data were analyzed by t-test. Statistical differences are shown by ∗.