Table 4 The effect of HIV infection and different types of antiretroviral therapy, on markers of oxidative stress (carbonyls and TBARs).

Groups

Control (n = 90)

pre-HAART (n = 65)

Therapy I (n = 40)

Therapy II (n = 20)

Therapy III (n = 25)

Carbonyls (nmol/mg)

1.07 ± 0.27

1.34 ± 0.98^a

0.79 ± 0.10^ab

0.93 ± 0.16^b

0.81 ± 0.09^ab

TBARS (μmol/l)

1.30 ± 0.12

4.20 ± 0.70^a

7.02 ± 2.58^ab

5.92 ± 1.46^ab

5.84 ± 0.89^ab