Table 2. Antioxidative enzymes amounts in different groups of rats .
Groups | TAC (µmol/ml)Mean ±SE | GPx (U/l)Mean ± SE | CAT (U/ml)Mean ± SE | SOD (U/ml)Mean ± SE | LPO (nmol/ml)Mean ± SE | TTM (nmol/ml)Mean ±SE |
Control | 3.2± 0.8 | 57.9 ± 5.3 | 17.3 ± 5.1 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 1 ± 0.19 | 0.29 ± 0.04 |
Diabetic | 1.7 ± 0.26 | 93.2 ± 4.6a | 52.7 ± 8.6a | 0.62 ± 0.13a | 1.9 ± 0.23a | 0.15 ± 0.06 |
Tempol | 5.9 ± 0.36b | 46.2 ± 4.6b | 12.9 ± 4.00b | 0.22 ± 0.05b | 0.83 ± 0.22b | 0.59 ± 0.04b |
Tempol & diabetic | 3.8 ± 0.39b | 50.03 ± 7.2b | 31.03 ± 7.5 | 0.36 ± 0.09 | 1.68 ± 0.24 | 0.26 ± 0.06 |
Abbreviation: GPx, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; total TTM, thiol molecules; LPO, lipid peroxidation; SE, standard error.
aSignificantly different from control group at P < 0.05; bSignificantly different from fiabetic group at P < 0.05.