Research Article
Scutellarin Exerts Hypoglycemic and Renal Protective Effects in db/db Mice via the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway
Table 3
The regulatory effects of SCU and Met on the levels of oxidative cytokines.
| | db/m+ | db/db | db/db + Met (mg/kg) | db/db + SCU (mg/kg) | 120 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
| Serum | CAT (U/mL) | 71.8 ± 0.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5## | 54.2 ± 1.4 | 56.2 ± 2.2 | 54.4 ± 0.7 | 59.3 ± 1.3 | GSH-Px (U/mL) | 293.7 ± 10.2 | 249.3 ± 5.1# | 265.5 ± 6.8 | 267.5 ± 10.3 | 267.9 ± 3.9 | 310.5 ± 13.8 | SOD (U/mL) | 250.8 ± 12 | 137.5 ± 21.5### | 206.8 ± 6.9 | 196.2 ± 16.4 | 200.4 ± 12.6 | 206.9 ± 15.6 | MDA (nmol/mL) | 21.2 ± 0.4 | 20.1 ± 0.6 | 17.2 ± 0.6 | 16.1 ± 0.5 | 15.3 ± 0.5 | 16.2 ± 0.5 |
| Kidney | CAT (U/mgprot) | 22.4 ± 0.8 | 18.9 ± 0.9# | 24.8 ± 0.9 | 23.5 ± 1.5 | 21 ± 0.9 | 22 ± 0.5 | GSH-Px (U/mgprot) | 110.5 ± 4.2 | 98.5 ± 4.3# | 136.5 ± 8.8 | 133.4 ± 9.1 | 114.2 ± 9.8 | 114.9 ± 2.1 | SOD (U/mgprot) | 180.4 ± 6.6 | 135.7 ± 9.6# | 168.1 ± 11.3 | 203 ± 6.8 | 206 ± 11.6 | 206 ± 12 | ROS (U/mgprot) | 136.6 ± 3.7 | 151.4 ± 5.1# | 151 ± 4.7 | 150.6 ± 8.8 | 134.3 ± 13.1 | 121.8 ± 13.5 | MDA (nmol/mgprot) | 8.3 ± 0.2 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 7 ± 0.3 | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.3 |
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