Research Article

Protective Effect of Standardized Extract of Ginkgo biloba against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Figure 1

EGb treatment attenuated the kidney histological changes induced by CDDP in rats: (a) control rats; (b) EGb-only rats (200 mg/kg); (c) CDDP-treated rats (10 mg/kg); #indicates necrotic debris, and *indicates proteinaceous effusion; (d) rats treated with EGb plus CDDP; (e) tubular damage was graded using the percentage of cortical tubules showing epithelial necrosis: 0 = normal; 1 ≤ 10%; 2 = 10–25%; 3 = 26–75%; 4 ≥ 75%. Data represent mean ± S.D. from three independent experiments. versus saline; versus CDDP. Original magnification, ×100.
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