Journal of Diabetes Research

Research Article

Effects of Unilateral Nephrectomy on Renal Function in Male Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats: A Novel Obese Type 2 Diabetic Model

Table 1

Histopathological findings of kidney in sham group and 1/2 Nx group.
Findings Group
 1/2 Nx Sham
Animal number12345678 910111213
Glomerulus               
 Glomerulosclerosis ++2+++2+++ ±±±±−
Tubule               
 Regeneration +2+2+2+2+2+2+2+ +++++
 Dilatation 2+2++2++2+2+2+ ++±++
 Hyaline cast ++±±+±++ ++±+±
 Deposit, hyaline droplet ±−−−−−−− −−−−−
 Armanni-Ebstein change +++++±±− +++++
 Mineralization −+++±+++ +++−+
Interstitial               
 Fibrosis, interstitial −+−−−+−+ −+±−±
 Infiltration, inflammatory cell, interstitial ++2+2++2+2+2+ ±−+±+
−: negative; ±: very slight; +: slight; 2+: moderate; 3+: severe.