Glucose-lowering effects of orally administered superoxide dismutase in type 2 diabetic model rats

ARTICLE OPEN Glucose-lowering effects of orally administered superoxide dismutase in type 2 diabetic model rats Jingke Guo 1,2 , Hangqi Liu1 , Dan Zhao1 , Chaoyi Pan 1 , Xuepu Jin 1 , Yujia Hu1 , Xiaolu Gao 1 , Pingfan Rao3 and Shutao Liu 1,2 ✉ Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme found in most food sources, might be a candidate to reduce oxidative damage to intestinal barrier, thereby ameliorating the vicious circle between hyperglycemia and the oxidative damage. Here we report the oral...