Table 5.

The effect of carnosine (CAR) on mRNA expressions of hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px) enzymes in high‐fat diet and low dose of streptozotocin (HFD+STZ)‐treated rats

Parameters	Control	CAR	HFD+STZ	HFD+STZ+CAR
SOD	59.8 ± 4.79	56.5 ± 8.73	46.7 ± 5.88	58.7 ± 12.1
GSH‐Px	72.3 ± 10.8	73.5 ± 11.1	39.2 ± 6.31*	50.2 ± 7.05**

*P < 0.001; **P < 0.01 as compared to the control group.

Expression levels are relative to expression of glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase (Mean± SD; n = 6 each).