Table 6 Effect of CurNPs and ZnONPs administration on serum kidney profile (creatinine and urea) of STZ-induced diabetic and control rats.

From: Ameliorative effect of curcumin and zinc oxide nanoparticles on multiple mechanisms in obese rats with induced type 2 diabetes

Groups

Creatinine (mg/dl)

Urea (mg/dl)

Control

0.40 ± 0.01c

13.80 ± 0.86d

HFD/STZ

1.80 ± 0.03a

96.40 ± 1.50a

HFD/STZ-Cur

0.71 ± 0.01b

29.00 ± 0.71b

HFD/STZ-CurNPs-10

0.93 ± 0.01b

17.00 ± 0.71c

HFD/STZ-CurNPs-50

0.74 ± 0.01b

15.80 ± 1.16d

HFD/STZ- ZnSO4

0.81 ± 0.01b

31.00 ± 0.71b

HFD/STZ-ZnONPs-10

0.80 ± 0.01b

14.20 ± 1.07d

HFD/STZ-ZnONPs-50

0.70 ± 0.01b

15.80 ± 1.39d

HFD/STZ-MT

0.71 ± 0.01b

20.60 ± 0.51c

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 7), means for the same parameter with different letters in each column are significantly different (Tukey, p < 0.01).
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