Skip to main content

Table 2 Biochemical measurements evaluated at day 21 of pregnancy from different experimental groups.

From: Effects of exposure to cigarette smoke prior to pregnancy in diabetic rats

Variables

Groups

 

ND (n = 15)

D (n = 15)

DS (n = 15)

DSPP (n = 17)

HDL-c

(mg/dL) a

32.21 ± 7.88

43.84 ± 4.71

94.86 ± 9.31*#

66.10 ± 7.65

VLDL-c

(mg/dL) a

66.23 ± 5.35

304.63 ± 33.24*

206.91 ± 23.63*

170.90 ± 27.79#

Triglycerides (mg/dL) a

331.16 ± 26.81

1523.16 ± 166.22*

1034.53 ± 118.16*

854.61 ± 138.97#

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) a

118.15 ± 5.97

287.57 ± 38.01*

226.60 ± 21.99

238.22 ± 33.65

Total protein (g/dL) a

6.73 ± 0.7714

7.30 ± 0.53

5.60 ± 0.56

7.08 ± 0.80

MDA

(nM/g Hb) a

49.85 ± 4.18

686.84 ± 298.35*

451.14 ± 119.61*

696.03 ± 86.37*

SOD

(U/mg Hb) a

1.78 ± 0.30

11.64 ± 4.23

17.48 ± 2.59*

22.19 ± 1.44*#

GSH-Px

(U/mg Hb)b

0.08 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.15

1.83 ± 0.53*#

1.60 ± 0.15*

Thiol groups (μM/g Hb) b

1.19 ± 0.47

3.81 ± 0.95

5.52 ± 0.44

24.54 ± 5.23*#$

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM).
  2. ND = nondiabetic rats exposed to filtered air, D = diabetic rats exposed to filtered air; DS = diabetic rats exposed to cigarette smoke prior to and during pregnancy; DSPP = diabetic rats only exposed to cigarette smoke prior to pregnancy.
  3. *p < 0.05 - significant statistically difference as compared to ND group; #p < 0.05 - significant statistically difference as compared to D group; $p < 0.05 - significant statistically difference as compared to DS group. aNormal distribution (Tukey Multiple Comparison test) and bGamma distribution.