The Morphological Features and Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Mechanism of the Retinal Neurons Apoptosis in Early Diabetic Rats

Table 3

RQ value of Cu–Zn and Mn SOD mRNA expression at 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

Group	Weeks	Rat number	RQ value of Cu–Zn and Mn SOD mRNA expression
			Cu–Zn SOD mRNA	Mn SOD mRNA
Control	4	6	1.066±0.111	0.973±0.123
	8	6	1.055±0.119	0.974±0.085
	12	6	1.092±0.180	0.994±0.074
Diabetic	4	6	0.976±0.108^a	0.627±0.083^c
	8	6	0.829±0.048^b	0.333±0.080^c
	12	6	0.621±0.033^c	0.256±0.057^c
𝑃 value			0.000	0.000
𝑅 value to apoptosis			−0.27	−0.89

Compared with the control group: a = 0.157; b = 0.001; c = 0.000.