Molecular Vision: Zhang, Mol Vis 2008; 14:862-870. Table 7

Table 7. The effect of NAC and GSH-EE on the content of glycation in rat lenses.

Time	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V
4th week	4.10±0.21	4.80±0.34	4.77±0.25	4.81±0.23	4.89±0.29
8th week	4.33±0.29	5.61±0.34	5.00±0.25	5.22±0.25	5.25±0.28
13th week	4.87±0.23	5.77±0.37	5.91±0.30	5.82±0.27	5.90±0.31

The data are the mean±SD (group I, n=6 lenses; other groups, n=12 lenses at each time). The content of glycation is expressed as mmoles HMF per mole protein. There were no significant differences between the four diabetic groups (group II-V) at any given stage. The statistically significant difference was observed between the normal group (group I) and the untreated group (group V) in various stages (p<0.05). Group I: normal; II: NAC-treated (0.1 mg/ml); III: NAC-treated (0.5 mg/ml); IV: GSH-EE-treated (1 mg/ml); V: untreated diabetic.