Table 2.
NXT reduces urinary microalbumin excretion in db/db mice.
| Time of treatment (days) | Urea nitrogen (mM) | Urine creatinine (μM) | Urine microalbumin (μg/24 h) | UAlb/UCr (μg/μM) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | NXT | Control | NXT | Control | NXT | Control | NXT | |
| 45 | 122.6 ± 11.5 | 128.6 ± 10.7 | 106.6 ± 18.6 | 116.5 ± 12.4 | 229.6 ± 23.1 | 61.19 ± 4.47¶ | 2.05 ± 0.21 | 0.47 ± 0.03¶ |
| 70 | 115.7 ± 10.0 | 117.2 ± 8.3 | 95.6 ± 13.6 | 97.0 ± 10.0 | 274.6 ± 20.4 | 31.3 ± 13.1¶ | 2.21 ± 0.16 | 0.36 ± 0.05¶ |
| 96 | 118.3 ± 9.6 | 119.5 ± 7.2 | 93.1 ± 6.6 | 97.3 ± 3.7 | 281.2 ± 16.1 | 29.8 ± 6.91¶ | 2.16 ± 0.12 | 0.38 ± 0.04¶ |
During the treatment as indicated in Fig. 1, db/db mice were placed in metabolic chambers at the indicated time points of treatment to collect urine samples for a 24 h duration. Levels of nitrogen, creatinine and microalbumin excreted in urine were determined, respectively. UCr: urine creatinine; UAlb: urine microalbumin. ¶p < 0.05 vs. db/db control mice (n = 10).