Research Article

Effects of Chicory on Serum Uric Acid, Renal Function, and GLUT9 Expression in Hyperuricaemic Rats with Renal Injury and In Vitro Verification with Cells

Table 4

Comparison of HKC cells proliferation ability at 24 h and 48 h with various concentrations of chicory (±s, n=6).

Chicory (μg/ml)24 h48 h

0 (control group)0.2859 ± 0.02300.4097 ± 0.0433
1000.2858 ± 0.01880.3783 ± 0.0464
2000.2657 ± 0.02400.3724 ± 0.0501
4000.2644 ± 0.03540.3611 ± 0.0459
6000.2726 ± 0.02210.3408 ± 0.0317
8000.2602 ± 0.04750.3421 ± 0.0483

Notes. P<0.05.