Cardiovascular Protective Effects of Salvianic Acid A on db/db Mice with Elevated Homocysteine Level

Table 4

GSH, GSSG, and oxidative stress (GSH/GSSG ratio) in the liver tissue at the end of the experiment.

	DM (control)	DM (SAA)	DM (methionine)	DM (methionine + SAA)	Non-DM
GSH (mg/g)	3.04 ± 0.13^a,c	3.53 ± 0.17^b	3.06 ± 0.17^a,c	3.77 ± 0.10	4.28 ± 0.18
GSSG (mg/g)	0.85 ± 0.17	0.62 ± 0.21	0.57 ± 0.06	0.78 ± 0.07	1.14 ± 0.12
Oxidative stress (GSH/GSSG ratio)	4.05 ± 0.47	9.13 ± 2.24	5.60 ± 0.47	5.20 ± 0.58	4.11 ± 0.45

GSH: glutathione; GSSG: oxidized glutathione. ^a versus the non-DM group. ^b versus the non-DM group. ^c versus the DM (methionine + SAA) group. versus the non-DM group. versus the DM (SAA) group.