Research Article

Amelioration of Nephrotoxicity in Mice Induced by Antituberculosis Drugs Using Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Corm Extract

Table 3

Mean weight difference of the initial and final body weight of the mice.

GroupsInitial body weightFinal body weightMean difference ±SD value

Group-I (normal control)36.33 ± 4.0338.50 ± 3.39−2.17 ± 1.17a0.006
Group-II (toxic control)37.33 ± 2.1634.67 ± 2.802.67 ± 1.15a0.007
Group-III (200 mg/kg of EVCE)37.67 ± 2.2537.67 ± 3.140.00 ± 1.261.00
Group-IV (400 mg/kg of EVCE)36.33 ± 2.0637.17 ± 1.94−0.83 ± 1.940.34
Group-V (silymarin control)37.17 ± 2.0438.83 ± 1.72−1.67 ± 0.52a0.001

The results were expressed as mean (μ) ± standard deviation (SD); “a” implies statistical significance ().