Research Article

Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on Changes in Vasopressin System Expression in the Kidney Cortex in Rats with Nephrectomy

Table 1

Biochemical parameters in the urine.

ParametersCNN1/2N2/3N5/6
(n=7)(n=7)(n=6)(n=8)

urine volume (ml/24h)8,53 ± 0,5414,21 ± 0,99##15,90 ± 0,58&25,10 ± 3,01
osmolarity (mOsmol/kgH2O) 1786 ± 84,442004.0 ± 99.9###@1589.8 ± 55.2&1191.7 ± 108.3
urea (mg/ml)7805.8 ± 558.45552.9 ± 420.7###5235.0 ± 464.9&&&1331.3 ± 162.8
sodium (mmol/l)92.1 ± 6.386.9 ±5.0###69.6 ± 7.653.0 ± 8.5
creatinine (mg/dl)110.8 ± 8.195.7 ± 5.7###106.0 ± 12.0&&&29.5 ± 6.0
protein (mg/dl)148.7 ± 8.0345.1 ± 24.91780.0 ± 577.4705.9 ± 101.5
protein/creatinine1.4 ± 0.13.7 ± 0.419.6 ±7.765.3 ± 33.5

Biochemical parameters of urine. CN: control group; N1/2: 1/2 nephrectomy group; N2/3:2/3 nephrectomy group; N5/6: 5/6 nephrectomy group. Means ± SE are shown. Significant difference between N5/6 and CN groups; #significant difference between N5/6 and N1/2 groups; &significant difference between N5/6 and N2/3 groups; @significant difference between N2/3 and N1/2 groups; significant difference between N2/3 and CN groups; significant difference between N1/2 and CN groups. P<0.01; P<0.001; #P<0.05; ###P<0.001; &P<0.05; &&&P<0.001; @P<0.05; P<0.05; P<0.01; P<0.01.