Table 2.

Markers of oxidative stress damage.

	TBARS		Protein carbonyls
	Plasma nmol/L	Kidney cortex nmol/g	Plasma nmol/L	Kidney cortex μmol/g
DM	8.84±0.13	1.70±0.14	17.0±2.6	2.8±1.5
DM + I	8.50±0.07*	1.30±0.14	16.9±2.7	2.2±0.3

TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.

Mean±SEM of n = 6/group.

^*Denotes P < 0.05 versus untreated group.