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. 2015 Jan 22;2015:486120. doi: 10.1155/2015/486120

Table 5.

Effect of spirulina intervention at (500 × 4) mg dose on serum content of oxidants and antioxidants and on the activity of burst enzymes in COPD patients.

Parameters 0 days
(mean ± SD)
30 days
(mean ± SD)
60 days
(mean ± SD)
F value P value
Malondialdehyde (MDA) (nmoL/mL) 3.78 ± 0.24 3.11 ± 0.25 2.43 ± 0.28 216.404 0.000*
Lipid hydroperoxide (nmoL/mL) 3.63 ± 0.19 3.10 ± 0.23 2.44 ± .21 240.034 0.000*
Catalase (kU/L) 31.53 ± 8.41 36.12 ± 8.21 42.25 ± 7.59 13.314 0.000*
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (U/mL) 67.25 ± 6.43 74.76 ± 5.64 80.83 ± 4.89 42.864 0.000*
Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) (U/mL) 28.41 ± 4.02 31.61 ± 3.75 32.88 ± 3.42 11.350 0.000*
Glutathione (GSH) (nmoL/mL) 279.3 ± 23.26 316.76 ± 16.68 356.57 ± 11.71 140.565 0.000*
Vitamin C (mg/dL) 0.76 ± 0.07 0.85 ± .06 0.98 ± .05 114.403 0.000*
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 167.22 ± 10.33 155.28 ± 7.45 140.72 ± 14.90 41.244 0.000*
Triglyceride (TG) (mg/dL) 172.10 ± 14.44 166.50 ± 13.25 161.34 ± 11.68 5.011 0.000*
High density lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dL) 42.21 ± 5.17 43.16 ± 5.15 44.69 ± 4.79 1.853 0.163

*Statistically significant. Comparisons are made between day 0 versus day 30 and day 0 versus day 60.