Research Article

Simvastatin Attenuates Contrast-Induced Nephropathy through Modulation of Oxidative Stress, Proinflammatory Myeloperoxidase, and Nitric Oxide

Table 1

Drug treatment protocol.

GroupsDay 0Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

Control (G-1)WD SalineSalineSacrificed
Glycerol (G-2)WD Gly +SalineSacrificed
CM + Gly (G-3)WD GlyCMSacrificed
CM + Gly + SSTN 15 (G-4)WD Gly + SSTNCM + SSTNSSTNSSTNSacrificed
CM + Gly + SSTN 30 (G-5)WD Gly + SSTNCM + SSTNSSTNSSTNSacrificed
CM + Gly + SSTN 60 (G-6)WD Gly + SSTNCM + SSTNSSTNSSTNSacrificed
SSTN 60 (G-7)WD SSTNSSTNSSTNSSTNSacrificed

Abbreviations: WD (Water deprived), Gly (Glycerol), CM (Contrast Media), and SSTN (Simvastatin).