Table 2 Average morphometric data of the renal nerves fascicles from the six experimental groups: acute diabetic group (15Â days after STZ injection), acute treated group, acute control group, chronic diabetic group (12Â weeks after STZ injection), chronic treated group and chronic control group
From: Renal nerve ultrastructural alterations in short term and long term experimental diabetes
| Â | Acute diabetic | Acute treated | Acute control | Chronic diabetic | Chronic treated | Chronic control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fascicular area (μm2) | 5030 ± 1200 | 4470 ± 619 | 3585 ± 672 | 7834 ± 1103* | 6212 ± 547 | 5300 ± 1177 |
Fascicular diameter (μm) | 76 ± 9 | 74 ± 5 | 64 ± 7 | 124 ± 19* | 88 ± 4 | 83 ± 12 |
Myelinated fiber number | 6 ± 2 | 9 ± 2 | 6 ± 1° | 10 ± 3 | 13 ± 2 | 19 ± 7 |
Myelinated fiber density (number of fiber/μm2) | 1470 ± 411 | 2113 ± 441 | 1949 ± 759 | 1333 ± 295° | 2105 ± 292 | 3885 ± 1124 |
Schwann cell nucleus number | 34 ± 4 | 24 ± 4 | 32 ± 6 | 44 ± 8 | 42 ± 3+ | 38 ± 7 |
Schwann cell nucleus density (number of nucleus/μm2) | 9043 ± 1420 | 6013 ± 950 | 10650 ± 1752 | 5517 ± 544* | 6897 ± 662 | 8424 ± 1606 |
Unmyelinated fiber number | 1821 ± 330 | 2289 ± 342 | 1322 ± 230 | 1481 ± 175 | 1573 ± 218 | 1237 ± 98 |
Unmyelinated fiber density (number of fiber/μm2) | 408219 ± 41358+ | 578601 ± 96603 | 379066 ± 38120+° | 211857 ± 31431° | 256855 ± 33371+° | 288967 ± 31934 |