Table 3 Effect of cigarette smoke and/ or AT on pulmonary antioxidant defence system in male balb/c mice over 6 weeks of treatment

LPO

16.03 ± 0.38

25.60 ± 0.49^a₃

14.37 ± 0.33^c₂

19.01 ± 0.46^b₃^d₂

GSH

3.06 ± 0.03

2.54 ± 0.03^a₃

3.97 ± 0.04

2.65 ± 0.02'^b₂

Catalase

28.6 ± 0.95

38.65 ± 1.76^a₂

36.02 ± 2.58^c₁

41.33 ± 2.04^b₁

GSH-Px

9.17 ± 0.13

16.73 ± 0.60^a₃

6.52 ± 0.42^c₂

11.34 ± 0.87^b₂^d₂

GR

7.58 ± 0.26

12.75 ± 0.49^a₃

11.21 ± 0.10^c₃

12.19 ± 0.09^b₃

SOD

2.71 ± 0.06

2.78 ± 0.13

2.77 ± 0.38

2.97 ± 0.46