Table 2. Effects of PSEs on rat renal function (
± s).
| Time | Indicator | NC | HF | PSEL | PSEM | PSEH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t0 | Urea | 8.4 ± 1.2 | 9.1 ± 1.5 | 8.9 ± 1.6 | 8.7 ± 2.4 | 9.2 ± 1.9 |
| CRE | 20 ± 3 | 20 ± 3 | 20 ± 3 | 21 ± 4 | 19 ± 3 | |
| UA | 0.118 ± 0.006 | 0.116 ± 0.010 | 0.121 ± 0.015 | 0.121 ± 0.015 | 0.123 ± 0.013 | |
| t7 | Urea | 6.3 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 6.2 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 6.9 ± 0.9△ |
| CRE | 30 ± 3 | 35 ± 3** | 32 ± 4 | 31 ± 2△ | 33 ± 3* | |
| UA | 0.078 ± 0.011 | 0.089 ± 0.012 | 0.087 ± 0.009 | 0.091 ± 0.019 | 0.087 ± 0.007 | |
| t12 | Urea | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 5.6 ± 0.8 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 5.4 ± 0.9 |
| CRE | 26 ± 5 | 32 ± 4** | 28 ± 5 | 27 ± 2△ | 29 ± 4 | |
| UA | 0.104 ± 0.022 | 0.157 ± 0.051** | 0.096 ± 0.019ΔΔ | 0.102 ± 0.025ΔΔ | 0.101 ± 0.010ΔΔ |
Note: t0, t7, and t12 indicate three time points, i.e. before the experiment, at the 7th week of the experiment and at the 12th week of the experiment, respectively. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05 vs. NC, **P < 0.01 vs. NC, ΔP < 0.05 vs. HF, ΔΔP < 0.01 vs. HF.