Table 2 Effect of cigarette smoke and/ or AT on pulmonary antioxidant defence system in male balb/c mice over 4 weeks of treatment

LPO

16.53 ± 0.81

23.99 ± 0.45^a₃

13.96 ± 0.70^c₁

18.47 ± 0.56^b₂^d₃

GSH

3.11 ± 0.02

2.80 ± 0.02^a₃

3.27 ± 0.03^c₁

2.68 ± 0.04^b₃^d₂

Catalase

29.78 ± 1.65

39.01 ± 1.64^a₁

34.51 ± 1.29^c₁

39.18 ± 3.02^b₁

GSH-Px

10.50 ± 0.27

15.05 ± 1.04^a₂

7.46 ± 0.52^c₂

11.13 ± 0.28^b₃^d₂

GR

7.06 ± 0.11

10.96 ± 0.18^a₃

9.82 ± 0.19^c₃

12.36 ± 0.18^b₃^d₂

SOD

2.84 ± 0.24

2.86 ± 0.24

2.95 ± 0.13

2.97 ± 0.14