Table 1 Laboratory results

GSH level (pmol/mg tissue)

460 (404–580)

400 (385–455)

401 (339–427)

509 (444–555)

468 (449–540)

448 (429–478)

GSSG level (pmol/mg tissue)

397 (322–457)

382 (348–419)

447^✝(418–467)

387 (337–438)

354 (321–399)

392 (360–416)

GPx activity (mU/mg tissue)

3.06 (2.63-3.12)

2.72 (2.34-2.94)

3.47^*✝(3.20-3.82)

3.26 (2.90-3.34)

2.60^*(2.30-2.77)

2.90^✝(2.76-3.16)

MDA level (pmol/mg tissue)

118 (110–134)

1113^*(849–1258)

395^*✝(178–471)

41 (21–58)

119^*(106–134)

94^*✝(48–108)

p-IκB-α expression (OD)

1.00 (0.53-1.28)

1.87^*(1.49-2.50)

1.06^✝(0.60-1.29)

0.23 (0.07-0.35)

1.45^*(1.04-2.42)

0.52^✝(0.31-0.83)

IκB-α expression (OD)

1.00 (0.88-1.28)

0.22^*(0.12-0.44)

0.92^✝(0.68-1.56)

0.48 (0.37-0.65)

0.20^*(0.20-0.36)

0.48^✝(0.32-0.58)

NF-κB p65 expression (OD)

1.00 (0.78-1.70)

17.40^*(9.93-17.69)

3.77^*✝(3.63-4.62)

0.33 (0.08-0.59)

8.44^*(7.15-9.93)

2.32^*✝(1.73-3.16)

NF-κB p65 DNA-binding (OD)

1.00 (0.90-1.23)

2.65^*(1.80-2.93)

1.62^*✝(1.20-2.03)

0.47 (0.47-0.50)

0.59^*(0.54-0.67)

0.51^✝(0.47-0.54)

IR

IR + selenium

Serum TNF-α level (pg/mL)