Table 3. Evaluation of necrosis and fibrosis in kidneys from rats with chronic kidney disease induced by adenine (A) feeding (0.25% w/w, 5 weeks), and the influence of gum acacia (GA) [15% w/v in drinking water, 5 weeks] with or without swimming exercise (SE) thereon.
| Group | % Necrosis | Necrosis Score | % Fibrosis | Fibrosis Score |
| Saline -treated | 0±0a | 0 | 0±0a | 0 |
| Saline + SE | 0±0a | 0 | 0±0a | 0 |
| A -treated | 71.1±2.9b | 3 | 41.3±2.3b | 2 |
| A –treated + SE | 69.8±3.7b | 3 | 42.1±2.0b | 2 |
| GA | 0±0a | 0 | 0±0a | 0 |
| GA + SE | 0±0a | 0 | 0±0a | 0 |
| A + GA | 18.2±0.97c | 1 | 3.35±0.09c | 1 |
| A + GA + SE | 17.8±2.0c | 1 | 3.42±0.07c | 1 |
Values in the table are means ± SEM (n = 6 rats).
Values with different superscripts are statistically different (P less than 0.05).