Research Article

Studies on the Antidiabetic and Antinephritic Activities of Paecilomyces hepiali Water Extract in Diet-Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 1

The effects of Met and PHC on the ratio of organ and body weight in diabetic rats were analyzed.

ControlModel0.12 g/kg Met0.08 g/kg PHC0.4 g/kg PHC2.0 g/kg PHC

Heart (%)0.35 ± 0.050.31 ± 0.050.34 ± 0.050.31 ± 0.030.32 ± 0.050.30 ± 0.02
Liver (%)2.59 ± 0.203.74 ± 0.38###3.80 ± 0.283.50 ± 0.483.46 ± 0.243.22 ± 0.27
Spleen (%)0.42 ± 0.140.32 ± 0.07#0.38 ± 0.050.33 ± 0.060.35 ± 0.110.32 ± 0.11
Kidney (%)0.64 ± 0.081.08 ± 0.14###1.18 ± 0.191.01 ± 0.081.04 ± 0.080.97 ± 0.05

Data are expressed as mean ± SD () and analyzed by using one-way ANOVA. and versus normal controls, and versus model group.