Research Article

Citrus aurantium Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Table 1

Effect of crude extract of C. aurantium on body weight in rats treated with cisplatin.

Days of observation
Groups0th day7th day14th day21st day

Control241 ± 7.5261 ± 8.0328 ± 8.7310 ± 8.2
Cisplatin245 ± 8.0187 ± 9.2198 ± 11163 ± 8.4
Cisplatin + C. aurantium (200 mg/kg)261 ± 8.0220 ± 7.9241 ± 8.3229 ± 11
Cisplatin + C. aurantium (400 mg/kg)263 ± 8.2229 ± 5.6282 ± 8.5270 ± 9.3

Statistical analysis was done through one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) trailed by Bonferroni post hoc test for all groups in respective days. The results are considered significant () if . , . Results were compared in a column with the respective control values.