Analysis of the Oxidative Stress Status in Nonspecific Vaginitis and Its Role in Vaginal Epithelial Cells Apoptosis

Table 2

MDA and H₂O₂ contents and CAT and SOD activities of vaginal discharges collected from the vagina of healthy women and patients with nonspecific vaginitis before and after treatment with metronidazole vaginal effervescent tablets and Vitamin C vaginal tablets.

Variable	NSV		Control
	Before treatment	After treatment
MDA (mM/L)	35.37 ± 19.14	10.14 ± 7.65	9.87 ± 5.96
H2O2 (mM/L)	23.26 ± 17.32	2.89 ± 2.47	2.54 ± 2.15
CAT (U/mL)	1.66 ± 0.82	4.33 ± 3.02	5.03 ± 3.88
SOD (U/mg)	21.44 ± 18.02	45.58 ± 29.64	58.60 ± 30.32