Table 2.

Effects of D. salina on serum oxidative stress biomarkers.

	Normal control	STZ (50 mg/kg)	Glimepiride (0.5 mg/kg)	Dunaliella salina powder (100 mg/kg)	Dunaliella salina powder (200 mg/kg)
TAC (mM/L)	0.62 ± 0.04	0.30 ± 0.05a	0.57 ± 0.03b	0.55 ± 0.07b	0.59 ± 0.03b
SOD (U/ml)	334.13 ± 5.45	182.66 ± 12.68a	268.65 ± 11.96b	272.90 ± 22.44b	320.65 ± 29.71b
Catalase (U/L)	618 ± 3.99	421.31 ± 25.01a	546.66 ± 16.79b	497.33 ± 1.63a	553 ± 33.48b

Data are presented as the mean ±  S.E. (n=8). Statistical analysis was performed by one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test. ^asignificant from the normal group. ^bsignificant from the STZ group at P < 0.05.