Research Article

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

Table 2

Blood and urine chemistry values in db/db mouse groups, 12 weeks posttreatment. (, means ± SEM).

IndexControl groupModel groupLosartan groupTSF group

Glucose (mmol·L−1)7.08 ± 0.6434.00 ± 3.4814.72 ± 2.77#14.91 ± 2.94#
Triglycerides (mmol·L−1)0.64 ± 0.031.13 ± 0.040.96 ± 0.07#0.95 ± 0.05#
Cholesterol (mmol·L−1)2.51 ± 0.114.63 ± 0.274.26 ± 0.264.07 ± 0.15#
Creatinine (μmol·L−1)35.50 ± 2.5644.86 ± 3.0730.86 ± 4.13#32.22 ± 4.14#
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol·L−1)6.05 ± 0.397.28 ± 0.336.36 ± 0.58#6.05 ± 0.39#
Urinary albumin (μg/24 h)32.80 ± 2.37314.00 ± 19.65225.00 ± 12.73#240.00 ± 12.00#

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