Figure 3.
Antioxidant enzymatic activity is upregulated early in erythrocytes from type 2 diabetes patients. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (A), catalase (CAT) (B), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) (C) activity was measured in erythrocytes from type 2 diabetes patients at first clinical onset and from non-diabetes age-matched individuals. Values are mean ± SE. *P < 0.05, #P < 0.01 vs. controls (analysis of variance, one-way Tukey test).