| Control | Diabetes control | Diabetes + OPLE 1000 mg kg-1 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 weeks | 12 weeks | 4 weeks | 12 weeks | 4 weeks | 12 weeks |
Renal blood flow (ml min-1 g-1 kidney) | 1.43 ± 0.10 | 1.66 ± 0.15 | 2.28 ± 0.39 | 2.49 ± 0.17aaa | 1.73 ± 0.32 | 2.52 ± 0.19aaa |
Glomerular filtration rate (ml min-1 g-1 kidney) | 0.61 ± 0.06 | 0.47 ± 0.06 | 0.96 ± 0.04aaa | 0.80 ± 0.05a | 0.62 ± 0.06bb | 1.06 ± 0.14aaa,b |
Urine flow rate (μl min-1 g-1 kidney) | 3.75 ± 0.59 | 2.72 ± 0.36 | 10.68 ± 1.30aaa | 7.32 ± 0.57aaa | 5.40 ± 0.68bb | 10.88 ± 0.98aaa,bb |
Urinary protein excretion (mg 2hr-1) | 1.33 ± 0.03 | 1.08 ± 0.02 | 6.83 ± 0.30aaa | 3.72 ± 0.30aa | 1.77 ± 0.17bbb | 5.99 ± 0.44aaa,bb |
Fractional sodium excretion (%) | 0.63 ± 0.19 | 0.50 ± 0.08 | 1.34 ± 0.34 | 0.91 ± 0.20 | 1.77 ± 0.17bbb | 5.99 ± 0.44aaa,bb |