L-Lysine Ameliorates Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Levels of kidney function parameters in different groups.

Parameters	Time	Groups
		Healthy	DM + vehicle	DM + Lys	Healthy + Lys
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	Four weeks
	Eight weeks
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	Four weeks
	Eight weeks
Glomerular filtration rate (cc/min)	Four weeks
	Eight weeks
Urine microalbumin (μg/dL)	Four weeks
	Eight weeks
Kidney weight (gr)	Four weeks
	Eight weeks

#: Significant difference with the DM + vehicle group at a level of <0.001. : Significant difference with the DM + vehicle group at a level of <0.05.