Table 3.
Renal function tests (RFTs) performed on the plasma of various groups after three weeks of treatment with turmeric NPs (T-NPs) in comparison with standard allopurinol (Allp) treatment. The results are shown as mean ± SD of 6 experiments, and p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
| Parameter | Unit | Normal Range | Control Group | Diseased Group | Allp-Treated Group (50 mg) |
T-NPs Treated Group (5 ppm) |
T-NPs Treated Group (10 ppm) |
T-NPs Treated Group (20 ppm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urea | mg/dL | 10–50 | 33 ± 7.25a | 61.5 ± 7.04 b | 38.16 ± 3.60 a | 14.5 ± 2.21 ab | 35 ± 5.94 a | 10 ± 2.51 ab |
| Creatinine | mg/dL | 0.5–1.3 | 0.63 ± 0.12 | 0.98 ± 0.22 | 0.41 ± 0.14 a | 0.4 ± 0.21 a | 0.32 ± 0.26 a | 0.3 ± 0.15 a |
| Uric Acid | mg/dL | 4–7 | 4.63 ± 0.69 a | 9.8 ± 1.29 | 2.11 ± 0.37 ab | 1.5 ± 0.41 ab | 2.16 ± 0.47 ab | 1.55 ± 0.13 ab |
Where “a” and “b” showed a statistically significant difference when the treatments were compared with the disease and control groups, respectively.