Table 4.

Index of oxidative stress in rat periodontal tissues under conditions of glutamate-induced obesity and correction by NCD (M ± m)

Groups of animals	The activity of catalase, nkat/g	OMB content, mmol/g	Content of TBA-reagents, μmol/L
1. Control (n = 18)	1.76 ± 0.23	0.109 ± 0.04	21.77 ± 6.28
2. Obesity (n = 16)	1.14 ± 0.17*	0.186 ± 0.019*	43.27 ± 4.8*
3. Obesity + NCD (n = 12)	1.79 ± 0.18**	0.135 ± 0.021**	26.04 ± 3.23**
4. Obesity + NCD solvent (n = 6)	0.82 ± 0.35	0.121 ± 0.016	25.28 ± 4.3

*P _1-2 < 0.05; **P _3-4 < 0.05