Table 1.

Physiological parameters of experimental groups.

	Non-Diabetic Control Rats	Diabetic Rats	ADORA3 Antagonist-Treated Diabetic Rats
Body Weight (gr)	483 ± 56	257 ± 70 *	192 ± 54 *
Glycaemia (mg/dL)	115 ± 14	542 ± 82 *	522 ± 80 *
Relative kidney weight (g/Kg)	4.76 ± 0.99	9.83 ± 0.63 *	8.44 ± 1.9 *
Proteinuria (mg/mg creatinine)	1.1 ± 0.2	5.0 ± 0.4 *	1.93 ± 0.3 #

Values are means ± S.D. *, p < 0.05 vs. non-diabetic control rats. ^#, p < 0.05 vs. diabetic rats. Non-diabetic control rats n = 6, diabetic n = 5, ADORA3 antagonist-treated diabetic rats n = 6.