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Table 5 Evaluation of oxidative stress

From: Diabetes mellitus activates fetal gene program and intensifies cardiac remodeling and oxidative stress in aged spontaneously hypertensive rats

Variables

SHR (n = 8)

SHR-DM (n = 8)

P value

Lipid hydroperoxide (nmol/ml)

8.80 ± 0.84

11.1 ± 1.04

0.001

Superoxide dismutase (U/mg)

687 ± 84

396 ± 50

0.001

Glutathione peroxidase (U/ml)

20.7 ± 1.98

17.6 ± 1.95

0.008

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. SHR: spontaneously hypertensive rats without diabetes mellitus; SHR-DM: SHR with diabetes mellitus. P value: result of statistical test (Student’s t test).