Table 2.

Summary of Morphometric Studies

	Controls 4 months	PHN 4 months	Controls 8 months	PHN 8 months	PHN +Lisinopril	PHN +Lacidipine
Glomeruli with a normal tubule, %	98.5 (96–99.5)	81* (70–86)	98 (98–99)	32†‡ (31–39)	95§ (45–98)	47* (43–57)
Glomeruli with an atrophic tubule, %	1 (0–2)	11* (8–20)	0.5 (0–1.5)	41†‡ (35–43)	5* (2–32)	34* (23–37)
Atubular glomeruli, %	0.5 (0–2.5)	9* (8–11)	0.5 (0–2)	27†‡ (24–30)	0§ (0–23)	20* (19–20)
Fractional interstitial volume, %	12.5 (11–13)	21* (20–23)	9.5 (9–10.5)	39†‡ (29–49)	16*§ (11–30)	26* (20–26)

All data are expressed as median and interquartile range.

*P < 0.05 and ^†P < 0.01 versus controls at correspondent time.

^‡P < 0.01 versus PHN 4 months; ^§P < 0.05 versus PHN 8 months.