Wenshen Jianpi recipe, a blended traditional Chinese medicine, ameliorates proteinuria and renal injury in a rat model of diabetic nephropathy

Table 2 Hemorheology indexes analysis in rats of each group (mean ± SD, n = 8)

Group	Normal control	STZ control	STZ + WSJPR 7.5 g/kg	STZ + WSJPR 15 g/kg	STZ + WSJPR 30 g/kg	STZ + valsartan 25 mg/kg
Hematocrit (L/L)	0.49 ± 0.03	0.55 ± 0.03^△△	0.52 ± 0.02	0.52 ± 0.02	0.52 ± 0.01	0.52 ± 0.03
Erythrocyte aggregation index	8.14 ± 0.98	11.19 ± 2.21^△△	10.53 ± 1.32	9.94 ± 1.83	7.97 ± 1.57^**	5.51 ± 1.81^**
Erythrocyte deformation index	0.95 ± 0.09	0.86 ± 0.06	0.91 ± 0.06	0.93 ± 0.08	0.88 ± 0.09	0.71 ± 0.16
Erythrocyte rigidity index	7.70 ± 1.31	7.30 ± 1.63	7.66 ± 1.22	8.31 ± 1.86	7.02 ± 1.96	6.97 ± 1.62
Erythrocyte count (× 10¹²/L)	5.29 ± 0.32	5.89 ± 0.34^△	5.62 ± 0.19	5.62 ± 0.18	5.56 ± 0.15	5.63 ± 0.28
Erythrocyte electrophoresis time(S)	19.24 ± 2.06	18.18 ± 0.9	17.71 ± 2.42	18.28 ± 2.87	16.96 ± 0.95	14.84 ± 3.74

^△P < 0.05 and ^△△P < 0.01 vs. normal control group, ^**P < 0.01 vs. STZ control group

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