The Antioxidant Effect of Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa) Ethanolic Extract against Mercury Chloride (HgCl2) Toxicity in Rat Liver and Kidney: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study
Table 5
The levels of renal parameters in the serum of the control and treated groups.
Parameter
Groups
C
S
T1
T2
T3
Urea (mg/dl)
30.41 ± 2.41
46.98 ± 2.59 Α
35.76 ± 2.51 α, β
37.00 ± 1.41 α, β
32.90 ± 1.68 β
Creatinine (mg/dl)
0.38 ± 0.14
1.23 ± 0.16 α, β
0.99 ± 0.09 α, β
0.83 ± 0.05 α, β
0.75 ± 0.18 α, β
Uric acid (mg/dl)
1.89 ± 0.14
5.83 ± 1.02 Α
3.6 ± 0.73 α, β
2.30 ± 0.23 β
1.86 ± 0.10 β
Sodium (mmol/l)
146.66 ± 6.02
149.83 ± 2.99
142.5 ± 1.64
146.5 ± 4.59
143.5 ± 6.41
Potassium (mmol/l)
4.48 ± 0.91
5.78 ± 0.57 Α
5.45 ± 0.30 α
4.83 ± 0.25 β
4.26 ± 0.23 β
Renal Hg content (μg/g)
5.46 ± 1.59
21.66 ± 3.26 Α
20.00 ± 2.28 α
14.05 ± 1.04 α, β
10.25 ± 1.19 α, β
All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). ;α and β, respectively, denote comparison with groups C and S.