Table 3.Pre- and post-ex plasma malondialdehyde (MDA),
plasma protein carbonyl content (PCC), susceptibility of non-HDL to oxidation
(non-HDL ox.), serum ceruloplasmin (CER) values and erythrocyte superoxide
dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities in non-smokers and
smokers.
Data are means (median; SEM).
Non-smokers (n=10)
Smokers (n=10)
MDA (nmol·ml-1)
Pre-ex
9.72 (9.64; 0.52)
7.96 (7.85; 0.65)
Post-ex
9.86 (9.69; 0.46)
8.38 (8.03; 0.61)
PCC (nmol·ml-1plasma)
Pre-ex
2.45 (2.37; 0.20)
2.28 (2.05; 0.20)
Post-ex
2.63 (2.58; 0.29)
2.59 (2.37; 0.25)
non-HDL ox. (nmol MDA·mg-1 cholesterol)
Pre-ex
303.75 (329.35; 36.75)
261.35 (289.90; 22.90)
Post-ex
329.90 (336.65; 35.70) **
309.65 (325.40; 21.50) **
CER (U·L-1)
Pre-ex
35.23 (29.95; 5.46)
57.73(60.23; 6.74) #
Post-ex
35.55 (28.47; 5.52)
58.02 (64.62; 6.60)#
SOD (U·g-1Hb)
Pre-ex
988.89 (933.00; 114.83)
967.50 (880.00; 141.14)
Post-ex
832.67 (763.00; 94.02)
847.90 (792.00; 102.49) *
GPX (U·g-1Hb)
Pre-ex
34.03 (32.62; 2.84)
38.14 (29.56; 6.32)
Post-ex
33.13 (31.10; 2.50)
27.54 (20.46; 5.65) **, #
* p<0.05 and ** p<0.01,
significantly different from the pre-ex value.#
p<0.05, significantly different from non-smokers.