Ameliorating Adriamycin-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease in Rats by Orally Administrated Cardiotoxin from Naja naja atra Venom

Table 1

The effect of cardiotoxin on body weight.

Items	Saline + saline	Adriamycin + saline	Adriamycin + cardiotoxin 45 𝜇g/kg	Adriamycin + cardiotoxin 90 𝜇g/kg	Adriamycin + cardiotoxin 180 𝜇g/kg
First week	183.80±4.55	166.29±6.73^∗∗∗	155.00±5.54^∗∗∗##	157.29±4.54^∗∗∗##	158.14±7.36^∗∗∗#
Second week	213.80±8.61	178.14±5.73^∗∗∗	169.57±7.23^∗∗∗	171.86±4.67^∗∗∗	173.00±13.49^∗∗∗
Third week	271.40±10.24	203.71±8.96^∗∗∗	204.14±10.43^∗∗∗	197.57±9.25^∗∗∗	206.57±13.15^∗∗∗
Fourth week	319.00±12.59	220.43±10.39^∗∗∗	225.00±13.80^∗∗∗	222.71±8.96^∗∗∗	224.43±11.33^∗∗∗
Fifth week	337.00±13.34	214.71±7.34^∗∗∗	226.43±12.73^∗∗∗	218.43±6.65^∗∗∗	226.14±14.00^∗∗∗
Sixth week	368.40±14.60	223.00±11.30^∗∗∗	234.71±16.93^∗∗∗	216.71±23.51^∗∗∗	234.57±15.23^∗∗∗

Note. The data showing mean ± standard deviation. ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001 compared with “saline + saline” group. ^#𝑃<0.05, ^##𝑃<0.01, compared with “adriamycin + saline” group.