Research Article

Impairment of Hepatic and Renal Functions by 2,5-Hexanedione Is Accompanied by Oxidative Stress in Rats

Table 1

Body weights and organ weights of rats exposed to 2,5-hexanedione for 21 days.

Control0.25% 2,5-HD0.50% 2,5-HD1.0% 2,5-HD

Body weight gain (g)31.56 ± 6.6412.81 ± 4.54*3.71 ± 0.04*1.07 ± 3.48*
RLW (g/100 g bw)2.27 ± 0.132.31 ± 0.112.56 ± 0.89*2.75 ± 0.93*
RKW (g/100 g bw)0.53 ± 0.080.54 ± 0.070.59 ± 0.04*0.71 ± 0.08*

RLW: relative liver weight; RKW: relative kidney weight. The data are expressed as mean ± SD for eight animals per group. * < 0.05 against control.