Research Article

Endogenous n-3 Fatty Acids Alleviate Carbon-Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Fat-1 Transgenic Mice

Table 4

Effects of endogenous omega-3 fatty acids on oxidative stress parameters in the liver.

ParametersWTWT/CCl4Fat-1/

MDA (nmol/mg protein)2.52 ± 0.344.73 ±  3.99 ±  
SOD (U/mg protein)303.8 ± 33.8214.3 ±  261.8 ±  
CAT (U/mg protein)13.5 ± 1.97.52 ±  9.97 ±  
GSH-Px (U/mg protein)975.6 ± 317.2565.4 ±  770.1 ±  
GR (U/g protein)10.6 ± 1.76.22 ±  7.92 ±  
GSH (mg/g protein)11.6 ± 1.87.96 ±  9.27 ±  
GSSG (mg/g protein)1.26 ± 0.362.29 ±  1.72 ±  
GSH/GSSG (fold)9.72 ± 2.273.62 ±  5.46 ±  

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (). and versus WT group; and versus WT/CCl4 group.