Table III.
Expression of HPA in the kidney tissues.
| Group | n | HPA expression (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal control | 8 | 18.00±8.2 |
| Vehicle | 7 | 109.50±18.95a |
| DBT-L | 8 | 71.00±8.04a,b,c |
| DBT-M | 9 | 55.50±1.29a,b |
| DBT-H | 9 | 36.25±3.86a,b,c |
| Gliclazide | 9 | 52.00±2.71a,b |
Three rats in the Vehicle group and one in the DBT-L group died during the experiment and were not included in the analysis. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the differences between the two groups and among the six groups, respectively
a
P<0.05 vs. normal control group
b
P<0.05 vs. Vehicle group
c
P<0.05 vs. Gliclazide group. DBT, Danggui Buxue Tang; DBT-L, low concentration (0.5 kg/l) DBT; DBT-M, medium concentration (1.0 kg/l) DBT; DBT-H, high concentration (2.0 kg/l) DBT.