Probucol enhances the therapeutic efficiency of mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in diabetic rats by prolonging their survival time via Nrf2 pathway

Table 1 Comparisons of body weight and blood glucose in experimental animals

		Sham group	DM group	M group	P + M group
Initial	Body weight (g)	293.4 ± 21.78	305.7 ± 20.48	306.5 ± 21.05	305.9 ± 22.43
Initial	Glucose (mmol/L)	6.18 ± 1.97	20.87 ± 1.03	20.69 ± 1.43	21.09 ± 1.13
4 weeks	Body weight (g)	414.3 ± 32.76	303.7 ± 14.38^**	343.4 ± 17.88^#	356.9 ± 18.51^#
4 weeks	Glucose (mmol/L)	6.26 ± 1.87	21.58 ± 2.59^**	21.39 ± 1.98^**	21.69 ± 2.81^**

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation from n = 6 per group. DM group, diabetes mellitus group; M group, diabetic rats were treated by intracavernous injection of MSCs and gavage with normal saline; P + M, diabetic rats were treated by intracavernous injection of MSCs and gavage with probucol. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 indicate significant difference compared with the sham group. ^#P < 0.05 indicates significant difference compared with the DM group

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