Table 2.
Hormone levels, antioxidant status parameters of thyroid glands, plasma level of interleukins, and body temperature of the investigated rats (see Section 2. for the explanation of the groups’ acronyms and all abbreviations).
| Parameters | C | KS | ID | KS/ID | SDM | KS/SDM | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hormones | |||||||
| TSH [μIU/L] n = 12 | 9.15 ± 1.55 ab | 9.44 ± 1.51 c | 10.43 ± 2.71 | 9.26 ± 1.52 d | 29.86 ± 19.43 acd | 23.23 ± 13.37 b | a *** d ** bc * |
| fT3 [pg/mL] n = 12 | 4.33 ± 0.70 a | 4.25 ± 0.99 b | 4.52 ± 0.99 c | 4.24 ± 0.99 d | 2.91 ± 0.93 abcd | 3.19 ± 1.17 | ac ** bd * |
| fT4 [ng/dL] n = 12 | 10.78 ± 4.12 | 9.03 ± 1.84 | 10.65 ± 1.81 a | 8.34 ± 1.67 | 9.09 ± 2.81 | 8.06 ± 1.61 a | a * |
| Thyroid Glands | |||||||
| GPX1 [U/g] n = 4 | 2.27 ± 0.99 | 3.58 ± 0.54 | 3.53 ± 1.24 | 2.62 ± 0.76 | 1.54 ± 0.40 | 2.39 ± 0.74 | - |
| TR [mU/mg] n = 4 | 2.54 ± 0.13 a | 5.89 ± 3.20 a | 3.51 ± 2.32 | 4.35 ± 2.62 | 1.86 ± 0.87 | 2.46 ± 0.72 | a * |
| Plasma | |||||||
| GPX3 [U/mg] n = 12 | 0.50 ± 0.17 | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.56 ± 0.03 | 0.50 ± 0.03 | 0.51 ± 0.04 | 0.51 ± 0.04 | - |
| FRAP [μmol/L] n = 12 | 434.6 ± 88.9 a | 468.5 ± 66.6 | 391.7 ± 39.0 b | 430.6 ± 36.0 c | 475.7 ± 89.2 | 594.2 ± 148.1 abc | b *** ac ** |
| IL-6 [pg/mL] n = 6 | 20.50± 10.74 a | 31.94 ± 10.93 | 54.73 ± 9.28 a | 26.77 ± 16.53 | 46.04 ± 24.96 | 43.83 ± 3.61 | a * |
| IL-10 [pg/mL] n = 6 | 32.06 ± 8.52 | 37.44 ± 7.13 | 60.76 ± 25.86 | 21.06 ± 4.13 | 78.46 ± 48.12 a | 16.32 ± 9.27 a | a * |
| TNFα [pg/mL] n = 6 | 45.80 ± 32.25 | 65.25 ± 29.10 | 71.67 ± 9.63 a | 13.40 ± 6.24 a | 53.72 ± 29.55 | 42.00 ± 17.62 | a * |
| Body Temperature | |||||||
| TEMP [°C] n = 12 | 35.5 ± 0.6 abc | 33.2 ± 0.7 | 34.3 ± 1.7 | 32.7 ± 1.4 a | 31.7 ± 1.8 b | 32.7 ± 1.3 c | a * b *** c ** |
Mean values with the same superscript are significantly different between the indicated group at * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.