Figure 6.

The elevation of malondihaldehyde (MDA) levels in astroglial cell homogenates induced by gp120 is antagonised by NAC. MDA increased within astroglial cells incubated with gp 120 (10 nM) for 24 hours. Pre-treatment of 2 hours with NAC (5 mM) antagonized MDA overproduction. Data represent the mean ± S.E.M. of five independent experiments.* P < 0.05 when compared to control; § P < 0.05 treated vs gp 120 treated cells. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test.