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. 2010 Jan 29;116(1):8–22. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq029

TABLE 2.

Summary of Histopathological Observations in Kidneys of Male Wistar Rats Treated with BI-2, BI-3, Gentamicin, or IMM125 for 1, 3, and 14 Days

Days of treatment Histopathological change BI-2
BI-3
Gentamicin
IMM125
0 mg/kg 2.5 mg/kg 15 mg/kg 0 mg/kg 100 mg/kg 1000 mg/kg 0 mg/kg 25 mg/kg 75 mg/kg 0 mg/kg 30 mg/kg 100 mg/kg
1 PTD +(1/5) +(1/5) +(1/5) +(1/5)
Infiltrate: mononuclear cell +(1/5) +(2/5)
Hyaline droplet: renal tubule +(2/5) ++(1/5) +(2/5) +(1/5) ++(2/5)
3 PTD +(2/5) +(2/5) +(1/5) +(1/5) +(1/5)
Infiltrate: mononuclear cell +(1/5) +(4/5) +(1/5)
Hyaline droplet: renal tubule +(3/5) ++(/5) +(2/5) +(1/5)
14 PTD +++(2/5) ++++(1/5) +(2/5) ++(3/5) +++(2/5) +(1/5) +(1/5) ++(2/5) +++(2/5)
Infiltrate: mononuclear cell +(3/5) +(4/5) ++(1/5) +(4/5) ++(1/5) +(3/5) ++(1/5) +++(1/5)
Hyaline droplet: renal tubule +++(5/5) +(4/5) +(2/5) ++(1/5) +++(1/5) +(5/5)

Note. −, lesion not observed; +, minimal; ++, mild; +++, moderate; ++++, high severity of lesion. The summary term PTD includes (a) basophilic tubule: proximal (BI-3 and IMM125), (b) degeneration/regeneration: renal tubule (gentamicin), and (c) necrosis: proximal tubule (BI-3 and gentamicin).