Research Article

Hypoglycemic and Hypotensive Effects of Calycotome villosa Subsp. intermedia Seeds in Meriones shawi Rats: In Vivo, Ex Vivo, and In Vitro Investigations

Table 4

Effect of daily oral administration of the CV extract on creatinine, urea, and urinary volume in normal and treated animals.

ParametersTreatment duration (weeks)Experimental groups
HCD/SLS + DWNC + DWNC + CVHCD/SLS + CVHCD/SLS + (Aml + )

Creatinine (mg/dL)078.73 ± 0.2179.98 ± 0.2478.58 ± 0.2176.92 ± 0.28100.97 ± 0.13
174.53 ± 0.1478.88 ± 0.1975.94 ± 0.3578.34 ± 0.09110.52 ± 0.10
280.76 ± 0.2878.64 ± 0.0780.37 ± 0.6392.16 ± 0.16
384.22 ± 0.1083.25 ± 0.42

Urea (mg/dL)01171.06 ± 5.651124.88 ± 4.241122.12 ± 4.941201.45 ± 4.421096.63 ± 7.16
11061.07 ± 7.771107.56 ± 7.621145.32 ± 3.531247.42 ± 5.65
21120.41 ± 4.241140.99 ± 2.821158.28 ± 6.18
31083.66 ± 8.48

UV (mL/dL)08.71 ± 0.0412.19 ± 0.2812.61 ± 0.128.24 ± 0.139.21 ± 0.11
112.55 ± 0.1012.18 ± 0.07
212.27 ± 0.2112.13 ± 0.16
312.55 ± 0.1412.41 ± 0.09

a: comparison of variables between the week 0 and all weeks, b: comparison between the normal group and all groups at week 3, c: between the diabetic group and the treated diabetic group at week 3 (, , and ).