Research Article

Therapeutic Effects of Tangshen Formula on Diabetic Nephropathy in db/db Mice Using Cytokine Antibody Array

Table 1

Blood and urine chemistry values in db/db mouse groups, 8 weeks posttreatment. (, means ± SEM).

IndexControl groupModel groupLosartan groupTSF group

Glucose (mmol·L−1)6.01 ± 0.2426.53 ± 5.5715.60 ± 4.73#13.80 ± 3.95#
Triglycerides (mmol·L−1)0.70 ± 0.020.96 ± 0.100.69 ± 0.05#0.73 ± 0.04#
Cholesterol (mmol·L−1)2.34 ± 0.094.77 ± 0.463.80 ± 0.563.66 ± 0.31#
Creatinine (μmol·L−1)35.23 ± 5.4842.67 ± 5.4944.20 ± 7.0035.67 ± 2.93#
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol·L−1)6.64 ± 0.369.38 ± 0.327.94 ± 0.31#7.40 ± 0.58#
Urinary albumin (μg/24 h)28.6 ± 2.60288.00 ± 21.91267.00 ± 17.96273.00 ± 18.78

compared with the control group. compared with the model group.