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 3

The effects of eight weeks of UDCA/placebo treatment on antioxidative stress parameters in T2DM patients (a–c). The superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH) 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, , , and . 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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