Relevance of a Hypersaline Sodium-Rich Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water to the Protection against Metabolic Syndrome Induction in Fructose-Fed Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Biochemical, Metabolic, and Redox Approach
Table 4
Hepatic redox state characterization, at the end of the dietary intervention.
CONT
FRUCT
FRUCTMIN
Global P
Mean
(SEM)
Mean
(SEM)
Mean
(SEM)
Glutathione-reductase (U GR/mg protein),
0.0297
(0.0015)
0.0320
(0.0011)
0.0322
(0.0022)
0.507
Glutathione-S-transferase (U GST/mg protein),
0.3754
(0.0261)
0.3738
(0.0319)
0.3764
(0.0263)
0.998
Reduced glutathione (nmol/mg protein),
360.5082
(16.4242)
332.0008
(9.0570)
309.9596
(29.5796)
0.235
Malondialdehyde (nmol/mg protein),
0.0108
(0.0010)
0.0100
(0.0012)
0.0121
(0.0013)
0.424
Protein carbonyls (nmol/mg protein),
0.8465
(0.0732)
0.9828
(0.0808)
0.7305
(0.0866)
0.113
CONT: control; FRUCT: 10% fructose in tap water; FRUCTMIN: 10% fructose in natural mineral-rich water; GR: glutathione-reductase; GST: glutathione-S-transferase; SEM: standard error of the mean.