Table 2.

SOD, GSH-Px, AOPP, MDA, Conjugated diene, 8-Isoprostaglandin F_2α activity of lenses and aqueous humor

Biomarkers	Lenses			Aqueous humor
	Diabetic Cataract	Non Diabetic Cataract	P value	Diabetic Cataract	Non Diabetic Cataract	P value
SOD* (Units/mg tissue)	2.739 ± 0.24	4.794 ± 0.30	< 0.001	0.244 ± 0.006	0.266 ± 0.005	0.038
GSH-Px* (per Min/mg of tissue)	0.446 ± 0.02	0.562 ± 0.02	0.002	0.446 ± 0.02	19.9 ± 0.52	0.017
AOPP* (Micro mols/ml)	0.190 ± 0.002	0.170 ± 0.002	0.0001	3.398 ± 0.21	2.697 ± 0.16	0.007
MDA* (Micro mols/g)	83.52 ± 2.89	58.84 ± 1.61	< 0.0001	116.2 ± 3.20	81.51 ± 3.51	< 0.0001
Conjugated diene* (OD at 234 nm)	0.530 ± 0.02	0.400 ± 0.02	0.001	0.359 ± 0.02	0.281 ± 0.01	0.021
8-Isoprostaglandin#F2α (pg/ml)	197.8 ± 21.43	51.69 ± 6.83	0.0001	4320 ± 496	2886.38 ± 386	0.027

Student’s t-test was used to compare the differences and data were described as Mean ± SD. *N = 92, ^#N = 35

SOD- Superoxide dismutase, GSH-Px—Glutathione peroxidsae, AOPP- Advanced oxidation protein products, MDA- Malondialdehyde