Research Article

Worsening of Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage, and Atherosclerotic Lesions in Aged LDLr-/- Mice after Consumption of Guarana Soft Drinks

Table 1

Serum biochemical parameters in experimental groups of LDLr-/- mice.

ParametersGroups
ControlGSDZ-GSD

Glucose (mg/dL)0.2856
OGTT (AUC0-120)0.0154
Uric acid (mg/dL)0.9577
Blood urea (mg/dL)0.9651
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)#0.0082
GGT/urinary creatinine (100 U/g)0.0323
ALT (U/L)0.8829
AST (U/L)0.2626
AST/ALT ratio0.7576
CRP (mg/L)0.4656

Note: the values are presented as the for to 13 animals per group. vs. the control group and # vs. GSD (guarana soft drink group). Z-GSD: zero guarana soft drink.