Figure 3.

Effects of S. aucuparia flower extracts on human plasma exposed to oxidative stress: (a) effects on the nitration of plasma proteins and formation of 3-NT; (b, c) effects on the peroxidation of plasma lipids and formation of (b) LOOH and (c) TBARS; (d) effects on NEAC of plasma (measured by FRAP). Results presented as means ± SE (n = 12). Statistical differences: ^###p < 0.001 for control plasma versus ONOO^–-treated plasma (without the extracts); ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, and ^∗∗∗p < 0.001 for ONOO^–-treated plasma in the presence of the extracts (1, 5, or 50 μg/mL) or standards (5 μg/mL) versus ONOO^–-treated plasma in the absence of the extracts.