Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Therapy Modulates Nrf2-Keap1 in Kidney from Rats with Diabetes

Table 1

General and biochemical parameters in the experimental groups at short- and long-term diabetes induction.

CDDMMF
7 days30 days7 days30 days7 days30 days

Body weight (g)282 ± 17.82428 ± 18.18294.9 ± 3.46273.5 ± 7.28288.8 ± 12.67295.8 ± 9.53

Blood glucose (mg/dL)85.7 ± 12.3790.58 ± 14.27420 ± 35438 ± 28.27390.0 ± 15.73368.9 ± 17.85

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)0.40 ± 0.080.45 ± 0.020.45 ± 0.010.43 ± 0.060.42 ± 0.020.48 ± 0.05

Diuresis (mL/24 hrs)16.66 ± 2.417.8 ± 6.823.86 ± 2.2939.68 ± 5.0521.37 ± 1.2 27.95 ± 4.32

Glucosuria (mg/dL)0 ± 00 ± 04817 ± 180.94791 ± 189.84302.50 ± 164.54377 ± 169.5

Total GFR (mL/min)ND1.31 ± 0.063ND3.51 ± 0.46ND2.51 ± 0.12

Albuminuria (mg/24 h)ND163.6 ± 18.89ND508.7 ± 48.44ND294.3 ± 21.20

Urinary NAG (U/24 h)ND0.098 ± 0.031ND0.758 ± 0.08ND0.432 ± 0.05

Oxidized proteins in ctx
(DNPH nmol/mg protein)
2.57 ± 0.690.10 ± 0.013.75 ± 0.70974.3 ± 533.27 ± 0.52745.9 ± 51.19

Oxidized proteins in med
(DNPH nmol/mg protein)
11.37 ± 3.818.78 ± 5.519.17 ± 3.4179.8 ± 24.958.62 ± 2.9166.4 ± 13.65

Lipid peroxidation in ctx
(4-HNE nmol/mg protein)
0.42 ± 0.180.22 ± 0.10.90 ± 0.285.51 ± 0.230.73 ± 0.33.39 ± 0.24

Lipid peroxidation in med
(4-HNE nmol/mg protein)
0.48 ± 0.220.022 ± 0.0051.0 ± 0.183.44 ± 0.551.34 ± 0.381.91 ± 0.08

C: control group, D: group with diabetes, DMMF: group with diabetes treated with mycophenolate mofetil, GFR: glomerular filtration rate, NAG: N-acetyl -D-glucosaminidase, ND: not determined, ctx: renal cortex, med: renal medulla, DNPH: dinitrophenylhydrazone, and 4-HNE: 4-hydroxynonenal. Data are mean SEM of 8 animals in each group. versus control; versus D.