Table 3.
Effect of pioglitazone with and without ATP suppliers or thiol reductants on SOD activity in isolated rat liver mitochondria
| SOD(U/mL/mg protein) | |
|---|---|
| Control | |
| Pioglitazone | 79.11±3.51 |
| DTT | 58.19±2.69 |
| Pio+DTT | 74.33±0.86 |
| DHA | 73.25*±0.84 |
| Pio+DHA | 73.18±1.23 |
| NAC | 75.09*±1.70 |
| Pio+NAC | 79.26±0.93 |
| Fructose | 78.27±0.92 |
| Pio+Fructose | 76.33±1.43 |
Note: All data are given as Mean±SEM of different experiments.
Pio: Pioglitazone
DTT: Dithioteritol
DHA: Dihydroxyacetone
*
Significantly different from pioglitazone (p<0.05).