Research Article

Probucol Protects Rats from Cardiac Dysfunction Induced by Oxidative Stress following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Table 1

Effect of probucol on serum MDA and antioxidant enzyme activities 12 hours after ROSC (; ).

GroupMDA (mmol/l)CAT (U/l)GPx (U/l)GSH (U/l)SOD (U/l)

Sham operated1.16 ± 0.122.32 ± 0.761.62 ± 0.471.47 ± 0.451.80 ± 0.43
CA model3.07 ± 0.670.97 ± 0.320.75 ± 0.230.65 ± 0.100.75 ± 0.21
CA + low dose2.98 ± 0.931.04 ± 0.431.11 ± 0.610.83 ± 0.251.03 ± 0.31
CA + medium dose1.94 ± 0.45‡§1.77 ± 0.55‡§1.42 ± 0.401.04 ± 0.52†§1.33 ± 0.53
CA + high dose1.45 ± 0.46‡¶††2.02 ± 0.74‡¶††1.50 ± 0.35‡§1.28 ± 0.40‡§1.49 ± 0.35‡§

versus the sham-operated group; and versus the animal CA model group; § and versus the low-dose group; †† versus the medium-dose group. CAT: catalase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GSH: glutathione; MAD: malondialdehyde; ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation; SOD: superoxide dismutase.