Research Article

The Effects of Vitamin D on Gentamicin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Experimental Rat Model

Table 1

Clinical and laboratory findings.

ā€‰Control, = 10Genta, = 10Genta + Vit D,
= 10

SBP (mmHg)120 6125 10112 13a
DBP (mmHg)68 475 774 8
Urine volume (cc)3 0.52.4 0.43.4 0.5a
Urea (mg/dL)91 6137 6a149 5a
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.74 0.031.1 0.1a1.6 0.3a
NGAL (ng/mL)49.5 7390 143a247 112
GSH (nmol/mL)0.4 0.130.3 0.040.6 0.1a
GGT (U/L)1.3 0.3538 3759 19a
KIM-1 (ng/mL)0.64 0.054.7 0.6a6 0.5a
TD0.9 0.12 0a2.3 0.2a
TN01.3 0.2a1.2 0.2a
TIN0.4 0.21.4 0.2a2 0.1ab
THS0.75 0.153.4 0.4a6.3 0.7ab

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; GSH: glutathione; KIM: kidney injury molecule; TD: tubular degeneration; TN: tubular necrosis; TIN: tubulointerstitial nephritis; THS: total histological score; < 0.05, aGroup versus Control, bGroup versus Genta.