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. 2013 Aug 26;8(8):e73428. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073428

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