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.