Research Article

The Relationship of Oxidation Sensitivity of Red Blood Cells and Carbonic Anhydrase Activity in Stored Human Blood: Effect of Certain Phenolic Compounds

Table 4

The protective effects of caffeic acid, resveratrol, and tannic acid on the GSH levels of RBC in stored whole blood time-dependently.

GSH (mg/gHb)
ControlCaffeic acidResveratrolTannic acid

Baseline 10.72 ± 0.68 9.80 ± 2.44 9.94 ± 0.69 10.34 ± 1.59
7th day 10.51 ± 1.15 10.96 ± 1.52 12.86 ± 1.20҂ 10.27 ± 1.20
14th day 10.36 ± 0.63 10.61 ± 0.72 14.09 ± 1.76 11.00 ± 1.75
21st day 8.53 ± 1.94҂ 12.52 ± 2.29 12.46 ± 0.91 10.71 ± 1.44
28th day 7.96 ± 0.59҂ 12.32 ± 1.54 12.67 ± 0.52 10.57 ± 1.31

Significant differences () between the control and treated groups are indicated by .
Significant differences () between the control and tannic acid are indicated by .
Significant differences () in each group from time 0 (baseline) are given by .