Table 2. Physiological markers in diabetic mice in the presence and absence of plumbagin.
Non Diabetic (i) | Diabetic-DMSO (ii) | Diabetic-Nox4 inhibitor iii | P value (ii vs i) | P value (iii vs i) | P value (iii vs ii) | |
Serum Creatinine (µmol/L) | 13.3±1.2 | 25.3±4.0# | 14.8±1.1# | 0.001 | 0.55 | 0.004 |
Cr Clearance Rate (ml/min) | 2.0±6.2×104 | 1.56±4.0×104 | 1.9±2.0×104 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.58 |
Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio (mg/mmol) | 3.4±0.4 | 13.2±1.5## | 4.8±1.1# | 0.0002 | 0.2 | 0.0006 |
Kidney/Body Weight Ratio (g/g) | 6.9±0.2×10−3 | 9.5±0.4×10−3ψ | 8.1±0.1×10−3* | <0.0001 | 0.01 | 0.009 |
24 hr Urine Volume (ml) | 0.7±0.15 | 6.4±2.4# | 3.9±1.6 | 0.005 | 0.06 | 0.21 |
Weight Gain (Fold change over original weight) | 1.3±0.27 | 1.0±0.03ψ | 1.2±0.05# | <0.0001 | 0.03 | 0.004 |
Blood Glucose level mmol/L | 11.1±0.6 | 23.0±2.4# | 21.1±3.2 | 0.0017 | 0.0001 | 0.33 |