Biological Activities of Chinese Propolis and Brazilian Propolis on Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Rats

Table 4

Reversal of hepatorenal oxidative stress.

Group	Model	Chinese	Brazilian	Positive	Normal
Liver SOD (U mL^–1)	69.33 ± 6.90	81.38 ± 16.79	91.65 ± 17.62**	76.43 ± 9.32	86.56 ± 13.57*
Liver CAT (U mL^–1)	83.28 ± 6.28	94.57 ± 19.22	97.95 ± 19.47	87.24 ± 10.24	97.32 ± 12.54
Liver GSH (μmol L^–1)	265.18 ± 27.86	338.09 ± 26.48	358.99 ± 146.43*	306.55 ± 68.18	314.78 ± 46.19
Liver MDA (nmol L^–1)	2.67 ± 0.66	2.11 ± 0.49	1.84 ± 1.10*	1.84 ± 0.76*	1.82 ± 0.52*
Renal SOD (U mL^–1)	80.34 ± 2.42	81.44 ± 12.34	84.09 ± 7.04	92.44 ± 16.93	84.99 ± 3.78
Renal CAT (U mL^–1)	30.69 ± 2.48	37.49 ± 3.17*	37.27 ± 2.18*	42.73 ± 9.91**	34.80 ± 4.48
Renal GSH (μmol L^–1)	729.80 ± 70.47	660.75 ± 113.02	653.66 ± 253.09	639.71 ± 124.49	554.75 ± 45.22*
Renal MDA (nmol L^–1)	2.83 ± 0.68	2.06 ± 0.28*	1.85 ± 0.29**	2.16 ± 0.42*	1.97 ± 0.31**

Values represent the mean ± SD, n = 8.
* P < .05 and **P < .01, compared with the model group.