Antioxidant Capacity of Lenses with Age-Related Cataract

Table 2

Nonenzymatic antioxidative defense factors in lenses with cataract incipiens.

Cataract incipiens (type)	PS; (𝑛=23)	NP; (𝑛=9)	CN; (𝑛=9)
GSH (μmol/g lens)	3.0 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 0.6*	1.8 ± 0.4**
TSH (μmol/g lens)	114.2 ± 26.3	89.2 ± 18.6*	85.8 ± 10.8**
Total vitamin C (μmol/mg lens)	0.64 ± 0.2	0.52 ± 0.17	0.61 ± 0.15
AA (μmol/mg lens)	0.2 ± 0.08	0.16 ± 0.06	0.09 ± 0.19
DHA (μmol/mg lens)	0.44 ± 0.14	0.36 ± 0.13	0.41 ± 0.11
D/A	2.3 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.6	2.2 ± 0.6
FRAL (μmol/g lens)	4.5 ± 1.2	3.6 ± 1.2	3.4 ± 0.5*

Data is presented as means ±SD, *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01. PS—Posterior subcapsular NP—Nuclear subcapsular CN—Cortical nuclear.