Research Article

Oxidative Stress and Free-Radical Oxidation in BCG Granulomatosis Development

Table 2

Relationship ( ) between body and organ weights and CL intensity of the liver homogenates of control and BCG-infected mice for the entire period of observation.

Spontaneous CLLACLH2O2-LACLBody weightLiver weight Lung weight

Spontaneous CL0.12 −0.36 −0.18 0.25 −0.06
LACL0.070.22 −0.19 0.32 −0.27
H2O2-LACL0.060.46−0.62 0.09 −0.44
Body weight0.240.22−0.080.51 0.65
Liver weight −0.060.62 * −0.070.67 * 0.27
Lung weight−0.090.12−0.57 * 0.49 * 0.63 *

Upper right part of table: control (in italics); lower left: BCG injection (in bold). *Significant values.