Research Article

The Protective Effect of Ethyl Acetate and n-Butanol Fractions of Wine-Steamed Ligustri Lucidi Fructus on Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats

Table 1

The body weight, food consumption, water intake, and urinary output of WLL and its different polar fractions (mean ± SD, n = 10).

GroupsBody weight (g)Food consumption (g/24 h)Water intake (mL/24 h)Urinary output (mL/24 h)

Normal512.83 ± 43.3026.60 ± 0.5357.13 ± 1.8910.35 ± 0.56
Model225.79 ± 14.16##54.86 ± 2.41##257.63 ± 5.42##118.34 ± 8.35##
WLL280.41 ± 31.58 32.04 ± 1.32 178.27 ± 2.05 17.25 ± 1.69
PE220.99 ± 31.954.05 ± 1.90257.63 ± 12.96114.25 ± 7.07
EtOAc277.66 ± 26.69 34.08 ± 2.78 170.25 ± 11.95 60.78 ± 5.69
n-BuOH264.83 ± 32.3635.84 ± 2.61 172.88 ± 10.09 82.69 ± 5.86
Water197.04 ± 40.0554.68 ± 2.97246.25 ± 14.0898.69 ± 8.87
Mef300.42 ± 27.93 30.48 ± 1.79 169.43 ± 10.65 10.69 ± 1.36

Significant differences with the normal group were designated as ## < 0.01; significant differences with the model group were designated as  < 0.05 and  < 0.01.