Review Article
Green Tea Polyphenols for the Protection against Renal Damage Caused by Oxidative Stress
Table 6
Serum constituents at 50 days of administration.
| Items | Normal | Control | (−)-Epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate | 25 mg/kg B.W./day | 50 mg/kg B.W./day | 100 mg/kg B.W./day |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 193 ± 9 | 592 ± 38c | 497 ± 22c,e | 487 ± 22c,e | 460 ± 19c,e | Total protein (g/dL) | 4.75 ± 0.11 | 4.21 ± 0.08c | 4.20 ± 0.10c | 4.37 ± 0.07c,d | 4.44 ± 0.06c,e | Albumin (g/dL) | 2.88 ± 0.04 | 2.38 ± 0.08c | 2.43 ± 0.06c | 2.56 ± 0.06c,e | 2.62 ± 0.05c,e | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46.4 ± 2.4 | 113.6 ± 12.7c | 102.3 ± 6.0c | 83.3 ± 6.4c,e | 77.7 ± 6.8c,e | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 63.7 ± 6.3 | 143.1 ± 31.4c | 126.6 ± 15.7a | 120.9 ± 27.3a | 116.6 ± 26.3a | TBA-reactive substance (nmol/mL) | 1.56 ± 0.08 | 3.70 ± 0.39c | 2.48 ± 0.18b,e | 2.50 ± 0.34b,e | 2.16 ± 0.24e |
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Significance: a, b, c versus normal values; d, e versus diabetic nephropathy control values.
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