Table 5.
Renal functions of STZ- induced hyperglycemic rats treated with L. nudicaulis ethanolic extract.
Groups | Creatinine mg/dL |
Uric Acid mg/dL |
Urea mg/dL |
---|---|---|---|
Negative control | 1.21 ± 0.02 d | 4.11 ± 0.08 d | 4.32 ± 0.05 e |
Diabetic control | 2.42 ± 0.08 a | 11.91 ± 0.30 a | 8.29 ± 0.09 a |
L. nudicaulis 250 mg/kg/day | 1.71 ± 0.08 b | 7.10 ± 0.20 b | 5.42 ± 0.12 c |
L. nudicaulis 500 mg/kg/day | 1.64 ± 0.05 b | 5.10 ± 0.14 c | 4.91 ± 0.10 d |
Glibenclamide 5 mg/kg/day | 1.41 ± 0.04 c | 6.89 ± 0.14 b | 6.55 ± 0.17 b |
Values represent means ± SE (n = 10). Means with different letters within the same column are significantly different p ≤ 0.05.