Table 3 Summary of organ weight and urinary protein/creatinine ratio
From: Aldosterone/NaCl-induced renal and cardiac fibrosis is modulated by TGF-β responsiveness of T cells
WT/con | Tg/con | WT/aldo | Tg/aldo | Significance (P<0.05) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renal weight/tibia length | 27.4±0.7 | 27.3±1.0 | 33.0±1.8 | 30.7±0.6 | (1) WT/aldo vs. WT/con (2) Tg/aldo vs. Tg/con |
Heart weight/tibia length | 7.9±0.2 | 7.8±0.4 | 9.3±0.4 | 8.2±0.3 | WT/aldo vs. WT/con |
Left ventricle weight/tibia length | 5.5±0.1 | 5.3±0.2 | 6.5±0.4 | 5.7±0.3 | WT/aldo vs. WT/con |
Glomerluar injury score | 1.5±0.1 | 1.6±0.2 | 1.5±0.1 | 1.7±0.1 | |
Urinary protein/creatinine (mg mg−1) | 0.6±0.1 | 2.4±0.5 | 1.2±0.2 | 4.2±0.8 | (1) WT/aldo vs. WT/con (2) Tg/con vs. WT/con |
Plasma Urea concentration (mg dl−1) | 35.2±1.4 | 44.6±10.9 | 28.8±2.4 | 32.4±0.3 |
