Table 2.

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in aortas of control and diabetic rats treated with or without ginkgolide B (5 mg/kg). Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 8 per group)

	Control group	Control treatment group	Diabetic group	Diabetic treatment group
Activity of SOD(U/mg protein)	193.69 ± 11.80	190.41 ± 11.17	137.08 ± 10.46*	153.10 ± 8.68†
Content of MDA(nmol/ mg protein)	1.23 ± 0.13	1.17 ± 0.14	2.02 ± 0.33*	1.62 ± 0.24†

*P < 0.0001, compared with control group.

^†P < 0.05 compared with diabetic group.