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Published in final edited form as: Nephron Exp Nephrol. 2008 Sep 8;110(2):e49–e58. doi: 10.1159/000153245

Table 3.

Basic parameters in experimental groups

Parameters	VH1 (n = 5)	CsA1 (n = 5)	VH4 (n = 5)	CsA4 (n = 5)
Body weight, g	215±6	225±4	300±4	245±5^*
Water intake, ml/24 h	14±2	17±3	15±1	34±6^*
Blood pressure, mm Hg	125±4	128±5	122±3	124±3
Urine osmolality, mosm/kg	1,212±430	1,112±230	1,139±264	560±28^*
FE_Na, %	0.03±0.01	0.02±0.01	0.03±0.01	0.04±0.01
TcW, ml/24 h	48±4	41±7	43±3	25±3^*
BUN, mg/dl	8.0±0.6	18.5±22.1^*	10.0±0.9	33.0±2.0^*
SCr, mg/dl	0.56±0.02	0.62±0.02	0.58±0.02	1.90±0.08^*
TIF, %	0.0±0.0	3.2±1.4	0.0±0.0	28.5±3.0^*

Values are means ± SEM. n = Number of rats. VH = Vehicle-treated group; CsA = cyclosporine A; FE_Na = fractional excretion of sodium; TcW = free-water reabsorption; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; SCr = serum creatinine; TIF = tubulointerstitial fibrosis.

p < 0.05 vs. VH.