The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Eucommia ulmoides Flavones Using Diquat-Challenged Piglet Models

Table 3

Serum concentrations of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, malondialdehyde, total antioxidant capacity, and glutathione in piglets.

Item	Basal diet	Basal diet + diquat	EUF diet + diquat	value
Day 14
Superoxide dismutase, U/mL	104.21 ± 2.12^a	73.51 ± 6.31^b	94.87 ± 3.37^a	<0.001
Glutathione peroxidase, U/mL	359.34 ± 3.12^a	335.21 ± 4.14^b	360.85 ± 2.49^a	<0.001
Catalase, U/mL	7.02 ± 0.21^a	5.73 ± 0.38^b	6.97 ± 0.38^a	0.019
Malondialdehyde, nmol/mL	4.59 ± 0.24	5.76 ± 0.78	4.48 ± 0.36	0.175
Total antioxidant capacity, U/mL	1.25 ± 0.04^a	0.54 ± 0.01^b	1.14 ± 0.10^a	<0.001
Glutathione, mg/L	3.24 ± 0.10^a	2.43 ± 0.09^b	3.01 ± 0.15^a	<0.001
Day 21
Superoxide dismutase, U/mL	92.18 ± 3.24	82.15 ± 2.16	89.47 ± 4.31	0.116
Glutathione-peroxidase, U/mL	324.25 ± 4.46^a, b	314.49 ± 5.68^b	334.15 ± 4.41^a	0.033
Catalase, U/mL	7.96 ± 0.57	6.97 ± 0.49	7.25 ± 0.68	0.480
Malondialdehyde, nmol/mL	5.42 ± 0.18	5.67 ± 0.49	5.47 ± 0.47	0.900
Total antioxidant capacity, U/mL	1.14 ± 0.08	0.98 ± 0.09	1.21 ± 0.11	0.232
Glutathione, mg/L	3.18 ± 0.15	2.87 ± 0.21	3.14 ± 0.34	0.633

Values are the mean ± SEM, per treatment group. ^a-bMean values sharing different superscripts within a row differ ().