Figure 4.

Oxidative stress status and inflammatory response in the muscle of functional‐independent patients (IP) and functional‐dependent patients (DP). (A) Superoxide dismutase (expressed as SOD units/mg of protein), (B) catalase (expressed as μmol H₂O₂/min mg protein), (C) total antioxidant activity (expressed as mg eq. Trolox/mL), and (E) lipid peroxidation (expressed as MDA + 4‐HNE/g protein). Inflammation levels by the determination of (E) TNF‐α and (F) IL‐6 (expressed as pg/mg protein). Data are represented as the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.