Molecular Vision: Shi, Mol Vis 2009; 15:2129-2138. Table 2

Table 2. The changes of blood glucose (mmol/l) after injection of STZ.

Group	0 week (mmol/l)	1 week (mmol/l)	3 week (mmol/l)	5 week (mmol/l)	7 week (mmol/l)
A	7.642±0.8959 (n=12)	7.875±1.1250 (n=12)	7.258±0.8565 (n=12)	5.150±0.7972 (n=12)	6.842±0.8929 (n=12)
B	7.792±0.9427 (n=24)	32.719±1.5468* (n=21)	32.586±2.6726* (n=14)	29.025±5.3268* (n=11)	32.391±3.015* (n=11)
C	7.100±0.7801 (n=22)	30.759±4.1794* (n=17)	32.042±3.5935* (n=10)	24.920±3.1860* (n=10)	30.490±4.535* (n=10)
D	7.368±1.0634 (n=22)	27.040±6.3860* (n=21)	33.118±0.6030* (n=11)	29.345±3.7063* (n=11)	32.027±2.867* (n=11)
E	7.523±1.0752 (n=22)	32.612±1.6959* (n=17)	31.470±3.7589* (n=7)	29.200±3.5473* (n=7)	31.257±3.147* (n=7)

Each value is the mean± SD of results in all the animals in a given group. “n” was the numbers of the animals in each group every week. The asterisk indicates a p <0.001, as compared to the normal group (Group A) with the four diabetic groups (Group B-E). There were no statistically significant differences between the four diabetic groups through the experiment. Row A was the normal control group, row B was the diabetic rats untreated group, row C was the diabetic rats treated with carnosine eye drops (1% only) group, row D was the diabetic rats treated with aspirin eye drops (0.05% only) group, and row E was the diabetic rats treated alternately with carnosine (1%) and aspirin (0.05%) eye drops group. The numbers in the 0 wk column were the data of blood glucose in the different groups before receiving an intraperitoneal injections.