Effects of Lipoic Acid Supplementation on Activities of Cyclooxygenases and Levels of Prostaglandins E₂ and F₂α Metabolites, in the Offspring of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes

Table 4

Total glutathione content in maternal liver and plasma and in fetuses of both control and diabetic groups.

Groups	Maternal liver (μmol/g)	Plasma (μmol)	Fetuses (μmol/mg of protein)
Vehicle-treated control (V-TC)	()		()
LA-treated control (LA-TC)	()		()
Vehicle-treated diabetic (V-TD)	()		()
LA-treated diabetic (LA-TD)	()		()

lower () compared with both groups of control and LA-TD rats.
increased () compared with those in V-TD rats.
lower () compared with both groups of control rats.