Table 4.
.Effects of L. plantarum and inulin supplementation on cardiac oxidative stress markers in T2DM rats.
| Markers | HC | DC | DSh | DL | DI | DLI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac TAC (nmol/mg pro) | 3.76 (0.40) | 1.57 (0.18)## | 1.35 (0.31)## | 2.91 (0.40)∗∗∗ | 3.21 (0.56)∗∗∗ | 3.36 (0.43)∗∗∗ |
| Cardiac SOD (U/mgr pro) | 6.03 (0.88) | 3.65 (1.15)## | 3.61 (0.64)## | 5.26 (0.93)∗ | 5.75 (0.25)∗∗ | 5.67 (0.38)∗∗ |
| Cardiac GPx (U/gr pro) | 0.37 (0.04) | 0.16 (0.02)## | 0.16 (0.03)## | 0.30 (0.07)∗∗ | 0.25 (0.06) | 0.30 (0.06)∗∗ |
| Cardiac MDA (nmol/mg pro) | 0.13 (0.01) | 0.25 (0.02)# | 0.23 (0.03)# | 0.17 (0.06) | 0.21 (0.07) | 0.14 (0.03)∗ |
Data are expressed as means (SD). HC: healthy control; DC: diabetic control; DSh: diabetic sham; DL: diabetics treated by L. plantarum; DI: diabetics treated by inulin; DLI: diabetics treated by L. plantarum and inulin; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; MDA: malondialdehyde.##P < 0.001, as compared to the HC group.#P < 0.01 as compared to the HC group. ∗∗∗P < 0.001 as compared to the DSh group. ∗∗P < 0.01 as compared to the DSh group. ∗P < 0.05 as compared to the DSh group.