Bredemolic Acid Ameliorates Selected Liver Function Biomarkers in a Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rat Model

Table 2

Effects of BA with the presence or absence of dietary intervention on the liver lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in prediabetic rats. Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6).

Groups	Malondialdehyde (MDA) (nmol/g protein)	Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (nmol·min^−1·mL·mg^−1protein)	Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (nmol·min^−1·mL·mg^−1protein)
NPD	4.11 ± 0.51	2.99 ± 0.06	1.67 ± 0.09
PD	12.34 ± 1.31	1.66 ± 0.22	1.08 ± 0.06
ND + MET	5.00 ± 0.26	2.14 ± 0.02	1.79 ± 0.07
HFHC + MET	6.41 ± 0.27	1.83 ± 0.13	1.05 ± 0.05
ND + BA	4.89 ± 0.44	2.47 ± 0.06	1.87 ± 0.10
HFHC + BA	6.68 ± 0.65	2.59 ± 0.02	1.89 ± 0.04

in comparison with the non-prediabetic (NPD) control, in comparison with the prediabetic (PD) control, and in comparison with the HFHC + MET group.