Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study

Figure 2

The effects of eight weeks of UDCA/placebo treatment on prooxidative stress parameters in T2DM patients (a–d). The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), NO₂, H₂O₂, and O₂^- values at the beginning (F0) and at the end of the study (F1). Independent sample -test was done, and asterisk () indicates significant differences between the groups, . Paired sample -test was used to test for changes within the group, and the dagger sign (†) indicates significant differences within the groups, †.

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