Proteases in Plasma and Kidney of db/db Mice as Markers of Diabetes-Induced Nephropathy

Table 1

Basement membrane thickness of glomeruli from kidney biopsies of db/db and db/+ mice.

Diabetes (db/db) Animal no.	Basement membrane thickness (nm) with (SD)	Control (db/+) Animal no.	Basement membrane thickness (nm) with (SD)
1	116,8 (5,9)	11	125,3 (0,7)
2	124,7 (3,2)	12	117,8 (0,4)
3	120,6 (2,0)	13	116,2 (2,5)
4	126,3 (2,7)	14	109,1 (3,5)
5	119,7 (1,0)	15	107,8 (2,4)
6	117,8 (4,8)	16	107,3 (1,2)
7	105,3 (1,8)	17	104,6 (0,5)
8	110,1 (0,7)	18	107,1 (1,6)
		19	105,2 (0,3)
		20	107,0 (0,9)
		21	135,2 (9,1)
		22	107,2 (2,0)
Mean (SD)	117,7 (7,0)		112,5 (9,5)