Research Article

The Effects of Folic Acid Administration on Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Biochemical parameters in serum and plasma of the experimental animals.

ParametersGroups () value
C1C2DMFADM+FA

Insulin (mU/l)///<0.001
HOMA-IR///<0.001
LDH (U/l)3913.7 ± 249.30.378
Troponin T (ng/l),#¤¤0.003
Fibrinogen (g/l),#¤¤0.004
von Willebrand factor (%d.N.),#,#,¤,#,^<0.001

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. versus the C1 group, versus the C2 group, ¤ versus the DM group, and ^ versus the FA group.