Table 2.
Effect of the test samples on the urine parameters.
| Groups | Unit | Statistical mean ± S.E.M. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle | NaOx | Hexane extract | EtOAc extract | MeOH extract | LJVO | LCJVO | Cystone | ||
| Creatinine | mg/dL | 2.27 ± 0.09 | 4.25 ± 0.17 | 4.16 ± 0.09 | 3.97 ± 0.09 | 3.45 ± 0.27 | 2.95 ± 0.24∗ | 2.25 ± 0.19∗ | 1.39 ± 0.10∗∗ |
| Urea nitrogen | mg/dL | 18.42 ± 1.75 | 25.75 ± 0.98 | 28.59 ± 1.53 | 18.98 ± 1.43 | 21.14 ± 0.96 | 14.32 ± 1.17 | 13.23 ± 0.93∗ | 11.17 ± 0.84∗ |
| Uric acid | mg/dL | 0.37 ± 0.83 | 2.97 ± 0.56 | 2.95 ± 0.97 | 2.55 ± 1.16 | 2.06 ± 1.03 | 1.96 ± 0.95 | 1.79 ± 0.81 | 1.63 ± 0.75 |
| Sodium | mEq/L | 108.25 ± 3.76 | 128.51 ± 2.59 | 111.67 ± 2.09 | 100.25 ± 3.27 | 125.75 ± 2.19 | 107.12 ± 3.22 | 80.47 ± 4.56∗∗ | 73.85 ± 2.05∗∗∗ |
| Potassium | mEq/L | 72.54 ± 2.12 | 106.1 ± 2.76 | 126.3 ± 1.86 | 89.96 ± 2.36 | 97.71 ± 3.51 | 92.55 ± 3.02 | 88.20 ± 2.54 | 68.41 ± 1.92∗ |
| Chloride | mEq/L | 85.79 ± 2.66 | 149.15 ± 2.77 | 99.63 ± 2.81 | 116.25 ± 3.59 | 108.55 ± 3.27 | 96.43 ± 2.54 | 91.02 ± 1.69 | 82.45 ± 1.60 |
| Calcium | mg/dL | 4.88 ± 0.36 | 10.20 ± 0.21 | 8.61 ± 0.48 | 5.65 ± 0.55 | 5.82 ± 0.59 | 4.92 ± 0.29 | 5.02 ± 0.22 | 4.56 ± 0.18 |
| Microalbumin | mg/L | 2.41 ± 0.08 | 7.54 ± 0.07 | 2.55 ± 0.15 | 6.10 ± 0.36 | 4.99 ± 0.84 | 1.37 ± 0.23 | 1.02 ± 0.20∗ | 0.78 ± 0.18∗∗ |
| Oxalate | mg/dL | 1.54 ± 0.11 | 2.15 ± 0.74 | 1.99 ± 0.25 | 1.77 ± 0.21 | 1.02 ± 0.18 | 0.69 ± 0.10∗∗ | 0.61 ± 0.09∗∗ | 0.59 ± 0.03∗∗∗ |
| Magnesium | mg/L | 0.16 ± 0.05 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.11 ± 0.08 | 0.15 ± 0.10 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 0.15 ± 0.02 |
| Volume of urine | mL | 7.66 ± 1.15 | 11.75 ± 1.21 | 12.00 ± 1.85 | 8.00 ± 1.56 | 18.00 ± 1.44∗ | 25.21 ± 0.19∗∗ | 24.00 ± 1.28∗∗ | 19.56 ± 1.53∗ |
| pH of urine | — | 7.93 ± 0.14 | 9.00 ± 0.35 | 9.00 ± 0.31 | 8.75 ± 0.39 | 9.00 ± 0.27 | 7.92 ± 0.42 | 7.66 ± 0.42 | 7.25 ± 0.35 |
| Kidney weight | g | 1.22 ± 0.09 | 2.20 ± 0.05 | 1.92 ± 0.10 | 1.93 ± 0.08 | 1.95 ± 0.09 | 1.91 ± 0.06 | 1.89 ± 0.07 | 1.87 ± 0.08 |
S.E.M.: standard error of the mean; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; test groups were compared to the vehicle.