Protective effects of Danshen injection against erectile dysfunction via suppression of endoplasmic reticulum stress activation in a streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model

Table 1 Oxidative stress indicators in rat penile tissue

Group	ROS	MDA content (nmol/mg of protein)	SOD activity (U/mg of protein)
Control	99.26 ± 0.89	1.41 ± 0.09	267.14 ± 15.98
Diabetes	164.53 ± 8.71^**	2.22 ± 0.09^**	191.24 ± 4.87^***
Danshen injection (0.5 mL/kg)	130.62 ± 7.88^*#	1.80 ± 0.10^**#	222.98 ± 6.71^**#
Danshen injection (1 mL/kg)	122.17 ± 9.26^*#	1.79 ± 0.08^*#	228.77 ± 7.11^**#

Data are presented as the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 5). **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. the control group; #P < 0.05, vs. the diabetes group; ROS data are presented as 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein fluorescence intensity (% of control)
ROS Reactive oxygen species, MDA Malondialdehyde, SOD Superoxide dismutase

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