Figure 7.

The concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the (a) liver and (b) kidney of rats fed with G. lucidum powder supplement diets. The rats were injected with nicotinamide and STZ for the induction of diabetes and fed with G. lucidum powder supplement diets for 5 weeks. The rats were then sacrificed to isolate the liver and kidney tissues. The concentration of TBARS in the liver and kidney was measured as described in Materials and methods. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM for each group of rats (n = 8). ^#p < 0.05 compared with the NC group; *p < 0.05 compared with the DC group. NC: normal control; DC: diabetic control; 1 G: diabetic rats fed with 1% G. lucidum powders; 3 G: diabetic rats fed with 3% G. lucidum powders; 1 M: diabetic rats fed with 1% G. lucidum mycelium powders. 3 M: diabetic rats fed with 3% G. lucidum mycelium powders