Table 3. Levels of vitamin C and E and GSH in the heart tissue of diabetic
rats.
|
Name
of the group |
Vitamin C (mg/mg protein) |
Vitamin E (mg/mg protein) |
GSH
(mg/100 g of tissue) |
|
Normal control |
6.16±.46b |
0.95±.06a |
94.19±8.01b |
|
Normal+ UMB (30 mg/kg b.wt.) |
7.24±.16a |
1.20±.07b |
104.83±9.00a |
|
Diabetic control |
4.65±.25d |
1.93±.04d |
47.99±5.83d |
|
Diabetic+ UMB (30 mg/kg b.wt.) |
5.53±.25c |
1.29±.08c |
79.97±6.28c |
Values are given as means ± S.D from six rats in each group.
Values not sharing a common superscript vertically differ significantly at P<0.05 (DMRT).