Research Article

Beneficial Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formula Danggui-Shaoyao-San on Advanced Glycation End-Product-Mediated Renal Injury in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats

Table 3

Changes of the hypertrophy-related parameters in STZ-diabetic rats receiving 12 weeks of DSS treatment.

GroupsKidney weight (g)Kidney weight/body weight (mg g−1)

Nondiabetic rats
 Vehicle1.5 ± 0.2d5.6 ± 0.4d
STZ-diabetic rats
 Vehicle2.9 ± 0.3b16.5 ± 0.5b
 DSS (2.8 g kg−1 per day)2.1 ± 0.3b12.3 ± 0.2b, c

Values (mean ± SD) were obtained for each group of 7 animals. b compared to the values of vehicle-treated nondiabetic rats. c and d compared to the values of vehicle-treated STZ-diabetic rats, respectively.