Beneficial Effect of Bupleurum Polysaccharides on Autoimmune-Prone MRL-lpr Mice

Table 2

Effect of BPs on glomerulonephritis scores of BALB/c and MRL-lpr mice.

			Glomerulonephritis score
Control	Model	BPs			Prednisone
		15 mg·kg^−1	30 mg·kg^−1	60 mg·kg^−1	5 mg·kg^−1
0(0~1)^c	3.5 (3~4)	2 (1~3)^c	2 (1~2)^c	2 (1~2)^c	1.5 (1~2)^c

note: Data were expressed as median (minimum~maximum) (𝑛 = 6–8); ^b𝑃<0.001 compared with vehicle-treated model group, tested by Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test.