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 7

COX activity membranes (U/mg of protein).

Groups	Total COX		COX-1		COX-2
Vehicle-treated control (V-TC) ()
LA-treated control (LA-TC)) ()
			Nonmalformed	Malformed
Vehicle-treated diabetic (V-TD) ()
LA-treated diabetic (LA-TD) ()

lower () in comparison to membranes from both control fetuses.
lower () than those in the both control fetuses.
higher () compared with the nonmalformed fetuses of V-TD rats.
lower () than those in the membranes of fetuses from V-TC, LA-TC, and nonmalformed fetuses from both groups of diabetic rats.
higher () than those in nonmalformed fetuses from V-TD rats.