Table 4 Effect of cigarette smoke and/ or AT on pulmonary antioxidant defence system in male balb/c mice over 8 weeks of treatment

LPO

16.07 ± 0.41

29.92 ± 0.45^a₃

14.03 ± 0.35^c₂

20.89 ± 0.56^b₃^d₃

GSH

2.94 ± 0.05

2.23 ± 0.02^a₃

3.76 ± 0.02^c₁

2.37 ± 0.03^b₃^d₂

Catalase

27.38 ± 0.97

37.71 ± 1.92^a₂

28.29 ± 1.06

43.13 ± 6.22^b₁

GSH-Px

9.79 ± 0.23

21.94 ± 0.33^a₃

6.62 ± 0.44^c₁

17.77 ± 0.74^b₃^d₂

GR

6.88 ± 0.35

11.34 ± 0.63^a₃

9.63 ± 0.09^c₂

9.97 ± 0.16^d₁

SOD

2.45+0.08

2.62+0.23

2.61+0.60

3.01+0.16