The Effects of Momordica balsamina Methanolic Extract on Kidney Function in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats: Effects on Selected Metabolic Markers

Table 4

Comparison albumin excretion rate (AER), albumin creatinine ratio (ACR), and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of nondiabetic controls, diabetic controls, and diabetic rats treated with MB, metformin, and insulin rats after a 5-week study ( in each group). Values are expressed as .

Parameters	Groups
	NC	DC	MB	INS	MTF
AER (mg/day)	0.024 ± 0.01	0.29 ± 0.03^#	0.17 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.19 ± 0.03
ACR	8.10 ± 013	27.03 ± 1.13^#	15.72 ± 1.50	13.48 ± 0.84	19.23 ± 0.28
GFR (mL/min/100 g)	33.5 ± 0.5	24.8 ± 1.3^#	33.7 ± 1.5	37.9 ± 1.3	30.9 ± 2.1

by comparison with nondiabetic control; by comparison with diabetic control.