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Table 2. The effects of CA on the characteristics and biochemical parameters of STZ-treated rats (n = 8).

Groups	Body weights (g)	Kidney weight (g)	Kidney index (×10⁻³)	Albuminuria (μg/day)	BUN (mmol/L)	Serum creatinine (μmol/L)
Control	486.16 ± 17.43^#	3.37 ± 0.11^#	6.95 ± 0.16^#	14.27 ± 0.87^#	5.40 ± 0.51^#	28.57 ± 1.85^#
Model	353.60 ± 10.77^*	3.77 ± 0.19^*	10.66 ± 0.35^*	94.78 ± 4.52^*	12.17 ± 1.35^*	45.41 ± 3.50^*
Model + CA (5 mg/kg)	387.37 ± 12.91*^,#	3.68 ± 0.16	9.55 ± 0.47*^,#	85.98 ± 4.58^*	11.50 ± 0.71^*	41.10 ± 2.47^*
Model + CA (10 mg/kg)	425.20 ± 18.25*^,#	3.46 ± 0.17	8.18 ± 0.21*^,#	82.00 ± 4.13*^,#	11.16 ± 1.11^*	38.29 ± 2.20^*
Model + CA (20 mg/kg)	446.55 ± 15.98^#	3.40 ± 0.17	7.65 ± 0.45^#	72.14 ± 5.21*^,#	9.14 ± 0.64*^,#	32.68 ± 3.69^#
Model + Enalapril (10 mg/kg)	388.97 ± 17.18*^,#	3.60 ± 0.21	9.25 ± 0.33*^,#	78.79 ± 3.23*^,#	11.00 ± 0.82^*	38.64 ± 2.60^*
CA (10 mg/kg)	480.82 ± 24.19^#	3.31 ± 0.17^#	6.87 ± 0.11^#	15.05 ± 1.59*^,#	5.52 ± 0.77^#	28.98 ± 1.87^#

^*P < 0.05 vs. control; ^#P < 0.05 vs. model.