Table 3.
Biochemical data of the groups.
| Groups | BUN | Cr | NGAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (nondiabetic sham) (n = 7) |
49.83 ± 21.80 44.20 31.90–95.60 |
0.46 ± 0.18 0.44 0.27–0.80 |
446.43 ± 179.17 386.00 314.00–839.00 |
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| Group II (diabetic sham) (n = 6) |
68.52 ± 15.07 72.20 39.30–83.50 |
0.43 ± 0.21 0.39 0.24–0.82 |
350.17 ± 35.62 352.5 295.00–395.00 |
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| Group III (diabetic IR) (n = 6) |
79.62 ± 14.93 78.20 62.10–101.70 |
0.62 ± 0.20 0.66 0.29–0.83 |
891.17 ± 1308.03 363.50 296.00–3560.00 |
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| Group IV (diabetic IR + LIPC) (n = 6) |
84.68 ± 16.79 89.75 52.00–96.80 |
0.81 ± 0.80 0.81 0.69–0.91 |
1107.40 ± 1294.21 412 397.00–3385.00 |
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| p values | |||
| p 12 | 0.086 | 0.567 | 0.153 |
| p 13 | 0.022 | 0.153 | 0.568 |
| p 14 | 0.032 | 0.010 | 0.167 |
| p 23 | 0.423 | 0.128 | 0.423 |
| p 24 | 0.037 | 0.016 | 0.006 |
| p 34 | 0.423 | 0.065 | 0.201 |
Group I: nondiabetic sham, Group II: diabetic sham, Group III (diabetic IR): renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rats group, Group IV (diabetic IR + DIPC): renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rats group and local ischemia preconditioning, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, and serum NGAL: Cr: blood creatinine level, Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to compare two independent groups. Values are mean ± 1 SD, median, minimum, and maximum.
p 12: comparison of nondiabetic sham and diabetic sham.
p 13: comparison of nondiabetic sham and diabetic IR.
p 14: comparison of nondiabetic sham and diabetic IR + LIPC.
p 23: comparison of diabetic sham and diabetic IR.
p 24: comparison of diabetic sham and diabetic IR + LIPC.
p 34: comparison of diabetic IR and diabetic IR + LIPC.