Tu-Teng-Cao Extract Alleviates Monosodium Urate-Induced Acute Gouty Arthritis in Rats by Inhibiting Uric Acid and Inflammation

Table 6

Effects of TTC on kidney lesions in rats with acute gouty arthritis.

Group	Unit	Tissue	Grade of lesions				value
			−	+	++	+++
Normal	pcs	Renal corpuscles	10
		Convoluted tubules	10
Model	pcs	Renal corpuscles			8	2	^##
		Convoluted tubules			4	6	^##
Colchicine	pcs	Renal corpuscles		1	9
		Convoluted tubules		2	8
TTC-H	pcs	Renal corpuscles		5	5
		Convoluted tubules		1	8	1
TTC-M	pcs	Renal corpuscles		2	8
		Convoluted tubules		5	5
TTC-L	pcs	Renal corpuscles		2	8
		Convoluted tubules		3	7

Measurement data represent the interquartile range obtained from 10 animals. The rank-sum test for multiple sets of independent samples was used for statistical analysis. compared with the normal control group; and compared with the model control group.