. 2017 Jan 30;2017:2017493. doi: 10.1155/2017/2017493

Table 1.

The effect of zein-based polymeric nanofibers loaded with quercetin on the lesioned nerve function in diabetic rats (n = 8/group). The SFI are regarded as normal when they fall within the range of −10 to 10%. ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, and ^∗∗∗p < 0.001, respectively, compared to DM + crush injury and no treatment. ^#p < 0.05 and ^##p < 0.01, respectively, compared to DM + crush injury + zein-based nanofiber.

Sciatic Function Nerve Index (SFI) at various intervention periods
Group	Baseline	1 day	3 days	6 days	9 days	12 days	15 days	18 days	21 days
DM + crush injury + no treatment	−8.42 ± 1.23	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.30 ± 0.00	−70.01 ± 2.70	−62.84 ± 8.78	−57.50 ± 2.74	−37.75 ± 6.65
DM + crush injury + zein based nanofiber	−3.33 ± 6.64	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.01	−93.3 ± 0.01	−67.53 ± 5.86^∗∗∗	−63.27 ± 9.46^∗	−53.31 ± 6.32	−44.94 ± 4.62	−16.87 ± 1.58^∗∗∗
DM + crush injury + 5% quercetin	−4.68 ± 7.14	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.02	−93.3 ± 0.02	−56.30 ± 2.07^∗∗∗,##	−53.66 ± 9.39^∗∗	−31.49 ± 6.02^∗∗∗,##	−23.53 ± 4.22^∗,#	−9.11 ± 4.66^∗∗∗
DM + crush injury + 10% quercetin	−4.94 ± 3.90	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.03	−93.3 ± 0.03	−61.69 ± 2.98^∗∗∗	−56.59 ± 13.17^∗∗	−26.59 ± 3.61^∗∗∗,##	−24.78 ± 3.55^{∗∗∗,###}	−9.16 ± 1.18^∗∗∗,##
DM + crush injury + 15% quercetin	−8.73 ± 1.13	−93.3 ± 0.00	−93.3 ± 0.04	−93.3 ± 0.04	−93.30 ± 0.00	−78.59 ± 9.11	−30.04 ± 7.64^∗∗∗,##	−26.18 ± 6.45^{∗∗∗,###}	−8.36 ± 1.26^{∗∗∗,###}