Table 1.

Effect of dihydrochalcone (1) on urine protein of diabetic-nephropathy mice.

Groups	Urine Protein (mg/dL)
	0 Weeks	5 Weeks
NormaL ControL	0.45 ± 0.03 a	0.44 ± 0.08 a
Diabetic ControL	2.82 ± 0.7	3.61 ± 0.4
D + 1 (25 mg/dL)	2.81 ± 0.9	2.69 ± 0.5
D + 1 (50 mg/dL)	2.88 ± 0.6	2.16 ± 0.7
D + 1 (100 mg/dL)	2.89 ± 1.0	1.72 ± 0.9 a
D + Met (200 mg/dL)	2.80 ± 1.3	1.70 ± 0.6 a

Results are expressed as mean ± SD; ^a p < 0.05 vs. diabetic control (D).