| AAPH | 2′,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride |
| CAT | catalase |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form |
| NBT | nitroblue tetrazolium chloride |
| NPSH | non-protein sulfhydryl groups |
| O2•− | superoxide anion radical |
| ox-LDL | oxidized LDL |
| PCO | protein carbonyl groups |
| PON1 | paraoxonase 1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TBA | thiobarbituric acid |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |