Thioredoxin 1 in Prostate Tissue Is Associated with Gleason Score, Erythrocyte Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Dietary Antioxidants

Table 7

Association between prostate tissue Trx 1 level and dietary total antioxidant capacity.

	Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC)
	T1		T2		T3		Total
		%		%		%
Malignant Trx 1
0	0	(0)	2	(50)	2	(50)	4
1	4	(50)	3	(38)	1	(13)	8
2	9	(38)	7	(29)	8	(33)	24
3	5	(26)	7	(37)	7	(37)	19
Fisher’s exact test,
Benign Trx 1
0	0	(0)	3	(100)	0	(0)	3
1	12	(38)	11	(34)	9	(28)	32
2	3	(18)	5	(29)	9	(53)	17
3	3	(100)	0	(0)	0	(0)	3
Fisher’s exact test,
ΔTrx 1
−2	0	(0)	1	(50)	1	(0)	2
−1	1	(20)	2	(40)	2	(40)	5
0	7	(44)	4	(25)	5	(32)	16
1	9	(45)	6	(30)	5	(25)	20
2	1	(11)	3	(33)	5	(56)	9
3	0	(0)	3	(100)	0	(0)	3
Total	18		19		18		55
Fisher’s exact test,

ΔTrx 1: difference in Trx 1 level between malignant and benign prostate cells.
Median values of tertiles of dietary TAC are as follows: T1: 251.2 mg VCE/d; T2: 576.8 mg VCE/d; T3: 1181.0 mg VCE/d.