Table 9.
Effect of dietary supplementation with pioglitazone hydrochloride (PGZ) and l-carnosine (LC) on the antioxidant abilities of thigh muscle of broiler chickens (n = 5).
| Item | Treatment |
SEM |
P-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGZ, 0 mg/kg |
PGZ, 15 mg/kg |
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| LC, 0 mg/kg |
LC, 400 mg/kg |
LC, 0 mg/kg |
LC, 400 mg/kg |
PGZ | LC | PGZ × LC | ||
| T-AOC, U/mg protein | 0.20 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.541 | 0.024 | 0.472 |
| CAT, U/mg protein | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.12 | 0.07 | 0.503 | 0.904 | 0.759 |
| T-SOD, U/mg protein | 40.03 | 45.71 | 41.10 | 47.30 | 1.01 | 0.660 | 0.035 | 0.695 |
| GSH-Px, U/mg protein | 11.47 | 12.54 | 11.80 | 12.80 | 0.50 | 0.468 | 0.081 | 0.293 |
| MDA, nmoL/mg protein | 5.03 | 3.92 | 4.71 | 3.81 | 0.16 | 0.497 | 0.027 | 0.018 |
T-AOC = total antioxidant capacity; CAT = catalase; GSH-Px = glutathione peroxidase; SOD = superoxide dismutase; MDA = malonaldehyde; prot = protein.