Table 1.
Design of Treatment | Young Control | Aged Control | Green Tea Extract | ||
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125 mg/kg | 625 mg/kg | 1250 mg/kg | |||
TBARS (nmol/μg protein) 1 | 70.1 ± 3.24 * | 74.3 ± 4.71 # | 69.6 ± 3.90 * | 66.3 ± 4.15 * | 61.9 ± 3.23 # * |
Protein carbonyls (nmol/mg protein) 1 | 0.79 ± 0.04 * | 1.33 ± 0.10 # | 1.09 ± 0.11 # * | 0.80 ± 0.07 * | 0.96 ± 0.06 # * |
Total thiols (μmole/mg protein) 2 | 3.43 ± 0.14 * | 2.75 ± 0.18 # | 2.56 ± 0.28 # | 3.07 ± 0.25 # * | 3.34 ± 0.25 * |
GSH (μmole/mg protein) 2 | 0.30 ± 0.02 * | 0.23 ± 0.01 # | 0.26 ± 0.01 # * | 0.25 ± 0.01 # * | 0.26 ± 0.02 # * |
Values are mean ± S.D., n = 10/group. 1 The tests were determined in serum of experimental animals. 2 The tests were determined in plasma of experimental animals. # p < 0.05 compared with young control. * p < 0.05 compared with aged control.