Table 2 Effect of vitamin E and lipoic acid supplementation on oxidative and antioxidative parameters.

From: The effects of vitamin E or lipoic acid supplementation on oxyphytosterols in subjects with elevated oxidative stress: a randomized trial

 

Control period

Vitamin E period

Lipoic acid period

OxLDL (oxidized phospholipids:apoB100 ratio)

0.05 ± 0.07

0.04 ± 0.06

0.04 ± 0.06

MDA (μmol/L)

2.2 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.3

Trolox equivalent (μmol/L)

489.5 ± 73.7

479.3 ± 77.8

493.6 ± 90.1

GSH/GSSG

49.4 ± 30.8

44.7 ± 22.8

50.0 ± 27.2

Uric acid (μmol/L)

312.4 ± 59.8

313.5 ± 59.4

321.3 ± 70.4

  1. Values are means ± SD (n = 20).