Protective Effects of Fufang Xueshuantong on Diabetic Retinopathy in Rats

Table 4

Effects of FXT on erythrocyte aggregation, blood and plasma viscosity in STZ diabetic rats (𝑥±SD, 𝑛=12).

Group	Erythrocyte aggregation index	Whole blood viscosity (mPa/s)			Plasma viscosity; (mPa/s)
		𝛾=200 (1/s)	𝛾=60 (1/s)	𝛾=1 (1/s)	𝛾=60 (1/s)
Control	0.85±0.22	4.05±0.34	4.64±0.28	23.54±2.23	0.97±0.04
STZ	1.44±0.69 *	4.41±0.32 *	5.34±0.37 *	27.74±2.63 *	1.09±0.18 *
STZ + FXT 1.05 g/kg	1.03±0.19^#	4.31±0.38	4.96±0.37^#	25.36±3.20^#	1.03±0.06
STZ + FXT 0.525 g/kg	1.08±0.25^#	4.24±0.34	4.88±0.30^#	25.28±2.79^#	1.02±0.08

The values are mean ± SD. *𝑃<0.05 versus control rats; ^#𝑃<0.05 versus diabetic rats.