Figure 4From: Early cardiac changes in a rat model of prediabetes: brain natriuretic peptide overexpression seems to be the best markerSerum and cardiac tissue redox status markers. Serum (A) and heart (B) lipid peroxidation, serum total antioxidant status (C) and cardiac RAGE mRNA expression (D), after 9 weeks of treatment. (Results are means ± SEM; relative expression in relation to the control for mRNA levels; n = 7 per group. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 versus Control group).Back to article page