Table 2.
The percent of body weight change (DBW, %) and the relative weight (%BW) of the left kidney (LK), right kidney (RK), heart, and liver of 2-kidney-1-clip (2K1C) and sham-operative (SO) groups.
| Induction phase | SO | 2K1C | p | ||
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| DBW (%) | 98.83 ± 2.91 | 89.30 ± 4.38 | ns | ||
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| Treatment phase | SO | SO + GD | 2K1C | 2K1C + GD | p |
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| DBW (%) | 22.36 ± 1.18 | 26.44 ± 1.42 | 23.99 ± 2.50 | 28.32 ± 2.45 | ns |
| LK, %BW | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01∗ | 0.23 ± 0.01∗ | <0.05 |
| RK, %BW | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.01∗ | 0.34 ± 0.02∗ | <0.05 |
| Liver, %BW | 3.22 ± 0.10 | 3.24 ± 0.07 | 3.15 ± 0.10 | 3.12 ± 0.05 | ns |
DBW, % = [(final BW – basal BW) ÷ basal BW] × 100. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. ∗p < 0.05 compared with SO control. ns, nonsignificant.