Table 5.
Correlation coefficients of cardiac oxidative stress markers and TNF-α with cardiac apoptotic markers.
| Cardiac markers | FasL/β-actin | Cleaved caspase-9/procaspase-9 | Cleaved caspase-8/procaspase-8 | Cleaved caspase-3/procaspase-3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac TAC | -0.802∗∗ | -0.873∗∗ | -0.756∗∗ | -0.708∗∗ |
| Cardiac SOD | -0.673∗∗ | -0.711∗∗ | -0.618∗∗ | -0.576∗∗ |
| Cardiac GPx | -0.761∗∗ | -.0727∗∗ | -0.717∗∗ | -0.737∗∗ |
| Cardiac MDA | 0.663∗∗ | 0.712∗∗ | 0.583∗∗ | 0.616∗∗ |
| TNF-α/β-actin | 0.614∗∗ | 0.767∗∗ | 0.662∗∗ | 0.529∗ |
TAC: total antioxidant capacity; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; MDA: malondialdehyde; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; FasL: Fas ligand. P based on the Pearson correlation test (n = 35). P < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. ∗∗P < 0.001 and ∗P < 0.01.