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 8

PGEM and PGFM in fetuses.

Groups	PGEM (pg/mg of protein)		PGFM (pg/mg of protein)
	Fetuses
Vehicle-treated control (V-TC) ()
LA-treated control (LA-TC) ()
			Nonmalformed	Malformed
Vehicle-treated diabetic (V-TD) ()
LA-treated diabetic (LA-TD) ()

lower () than those in both controls.
higher () than those in the malformed fetuses of both groups of diabetic rats.
higher () than those in malformed fetuses from V-TD rats.
higher () than those in nonmalformed fetuses of V-TD, LA-TD, and both groups of control rats.