TABLE 4.
Effect of different concentrations of PSPL extracts on ROW and the percentage of organ weight of diabetic rats during the 12-week treatment phase. Different letters indicate significant differences at p < 0.05 among the tested groups. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.
NS | DNS | DT 200 | DT 400 | D25G | |
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Relative organ weight (g) | |||||
Retina | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.03 |
Liver | 13.82 ± 0.93ab | 18.17 ± 1.08b | 12.88 ± 1.45a | 13.19 ± 1.60ab | 11.66 ± 0.61a |
Kidney | 3.33 ± 0.16 | 3.68 ± 0.23 | 3.19 ± 0.23 | 3.07 ± 0.49 | 2.44 ± 0.17 |
Pancreas | 1.26 ± 0.13a | 0.59 ± 0.04b | 0.82 ± 0.210ab | 0.77 ± 0.13ab | 0.66 ± 0.20ab |
Percentage per body weight (%) | |||||
Retina | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 0.14 ± 0.01 |
Liver | 3.08 ± 0.13a | 4.46 ± 0.09b | 4.64 ± 0.27b | 4.37 ± 0.13b | 4.60 ± 0.51b |
Kidney | 0.74 ± 0.03a | 0.90 ± 0.04a | 0.09 ± 0.05a | 1.00 ± 0.06b | 0.95 ± 0.10a |
Pancreas | 0.28 ± 0.02ab | 0.15 ± 0.02b | 0.29 ± 0.06a | 0.26 ± 0.03ab | 0.21 ± 0.03ab |