Cinnabar Induces Renal Inflammation and Fibrogenesis in Rats

Table 2

Urinary KIM-1, but not SCr, increased in cinnabar-treated rats.

Group		8 weeks		12 weeks
		KIM-1 (ng/g)	SCr (μmol/L)	KIM-1 (ng/L)	SCr (μmol/L)
Control	6	96.97 ± 7.07	26.22 ± 5.72	99.41 ± 6.77	28.45 ± 6.20
Cinnabar	6	114.02 ± 11.56^*	25.93 ± 6.68	120.62 ± 11.86^**	30.27 ± 5.66

KIM-1: kidney injury molecule-1. SCr: serum creatinine. Results represent mean ± SE of six animals per group. , , compared with the control group.