Exogenous Superoxide Dismutase: Action on Liver Oxidative Stress in Animals with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes

Table 2

Oxidative stress, antioxidant enzyme activity and total nitrites and nitrates (NO_x).

	CO (5)	CO + SOD (6)	DM (8)	DM + SOD (9)	ANOVA
					CO versus DM	DM versusDM + SOD
TBARS (nmols/mg prot.)	0.20 ± 0.03	0.21 ± 0.04	0.36 ± 0.15	0.18 ± 0.04	𝑃<.05	𝑃<.01
SOD (U/mg prot.)	37.53 ± 11.61	39.83 ± 10.53	22.74 ± 4.23	62.73 ± 20.18	𝑃<.05	𝑃<.0001
CAT (pmols/mg prot.)	0.18 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.06	0.27 ± 0.03	0.17 ± 0.03	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.001
GPx (nmols/mg prot.)	0.91 ± 0.06	0.75 ± 0.19	0.53 ± 0.10	0.76 ± 0.16	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.05
NOx (mM NO^3+NO^2)	2.32 ± 0.54	2.24 ± 0.27	1.47 ± 0.61	2.28 ± 0.20	𝑃<.05	𝑃<.05