Antidiabetic and Antinephritic Activities of Aqueous Extract of Cordyceps militaris Fruit Body in Diet-Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Sprague Dawley Rats

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Diet-STZ-induced diabetic rats were orally treated with or without Met and CM at indicated doses for four weeks. The levels of IL-2 (a), IL-6 (b), TNF-α (c), and 6-keto-PGF (d) in serum were detected via ELISA method and histopathological changes in kidney collected from all experimental rats were observed through H&E staining (, ×400) (e). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM () and analyzed using one-way ANOVA. and versus control. and versus model group.

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