Low Protein Diet Inhibits Uric Acid Synthesis and Attenuates Renal Damage in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Mean daily food intake, water intake and urine volume for one rat during the whole period after dietary intervention.

	N	Food intake (g/day)	Water intake (mL/day)	Urine volume (mL/day)
C-NPD	11	15.9 ± 5.0	24 ± 5	9 ± 6
C-LPD	13	20.4 ± 4.1	25 ± 4	9 ± 2
D-NPD	10	29.1 ± 6.7^†	127 ± 24^†	93 ± 32^†
D-LPD	10	35.7 ± 7.4^†*	174 ± 30^†*	98 ± 38^†*

Data are expressed mean ± SD. ^†P < 0.05 versus C-NPD group, *P < 0.05 versus D-NPD group.