Research Article

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

Table 2

The effect of WLL and its different polar fractions on 24 h urine protein of DN rats (mean ± SD, n = 10, mg/24 h).

GroupsWeek 4Week 8Week 12

Normal5.46 ± 0.395.02 ± 0.693.78 ± 0.69
Model25.81 ± 2.84##33.77 ± 5.21##35.27 ± 3.32##
WLL7.52 ± 1.39 8.68 ± 1.21 7.28 ± 0.99
PE24.04 ± 0.8931.56 ± 1.7534.21 ± 3.08
EtOAc8.98 ± 1.31 11.03 ± 2.17 10.07 ± 0.99
n-BuOH11.14 ± 2.57 12.69 ± 2.39 12.69 ± 1.41
Water20.23 ± 3.0927.76 ± 3.4628.53 ± 1.93
Mef10.26 ± 1.67 10.89 ± 1.19 10.69 ± 1.53

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