However, levels of MDA were significantly lower, and levels of SOD and GSH were significantly higher in the livers of both the control and T2DM rats, which received either the lower or higher doses of the BE (250 and 500 mg/kg) when compared to either the control or T2DM-induced rats, respectively (Figure 2A–C). Here, SOD1 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.