Research Article

Diosmin Attenuates Methotrexate-Induced Hepatic, Renal, and Cardiac Injury: A Biochemical and Histopathological Study in Mice

Table 3

Organ lesion scores in control and different experimental groups.

LesionExperimental groups
ControlMTXMTX-DM50MTX-DM100

Hepatic lesions0.003.00 ± 0.001.80 ± 0.13#1.20 ± 0.13#
Renal lesions0.003.00 ± 0.002.30 ± 0.15#1.90 ± 0.31#
Cardiac lesions0.003.00 ± 0.002.00 ± 0.21#1.40 ± 0.16#

Data are expressed as means ± SEM. Significant change at with respect to the negative control group. #Significant change at with respect to the MTX group as the positive control group.