Research Article

The Antidiabetic and Antinephritic Activities of Tuber melanosporum via Modulation of Nrf2-Mediated Oxidative Stress in the db/db Mouse

Table 7

The effects of Tuber melanosporum powder on oxidative stress-related factors in the serum and kidney of mice.

db/+db/db0.1 g/kg Met0.2 g/kg TM0.4 g/kg TM

SerumSOD (U/mL)240.3 ± 5.0193.6 ± 2.5###245.7 ± 3.9206.1 ± 3.9218.6 ± 5.5
GSH-Px (U/mL)304.4 ± 9.5230.8 ± 3.7###227.2 ± 6.0248.8 ± 11.6236.5 ± 5.3
CAT (U/mL)54.6 ± 1.341.2 ± 0.9###45.2 ± 1. 548.3 ± 1.948.4 ± 1.1

KidneyROS (U/mg)46.1 ± 1.762.6 ± 4.1#42.1 ± 2.151.1 ± 0.543.3 ± 3.2
SOD (U/mg)34.9 ± 2.823.3 ± 1.3##29.4 ± 2.637.0 ± 5.034.1 ± 4.8
GSH-Px (mg/mL)75.7 ± 3.942.3 ± 1.3###50.8 ± 3.071.6 ± 6.967.7 ± 6.4
CAT (U/mg)8.7 ± 0.57.0 ± 0.3#8.8 ± 0.58.9 ± 0.49.0 ± 0.3

The data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA and they are expressed as means ± SEMs (). , , and versus db/+ mice; , , and versus nontreated db/db mice. TM: T. melanosporum.