Table 3. Comparisons of body weight and the Kw/Bw of mice amongst the groups.

Group	Weight before experiment (g)	Weight after experiment (g)	Kidney weight after experiment (mg)	Kw/Bw
Control	19.78 ± 1.20	29.59 ± 0.79	0.44 ± 0.06	1.40 ± 0.20
MTB	19.65 ± 0.91	25.88 ± 1.15*	0.50 ± 0.02*	1.94 ± 0.09*
Mimic	19.42 ± 1.17	22.49 ± 1.39*†	0.59 ± 0.03*†	2.63 ± 0.21*†
Inhibitor	19.56 ± 1.10	29.13 ± 1.20†	0.43 ± 0.05†	1.48 ± 0.21†
Inhibitor + ESAT6	19.33 ± 1.24	25.36 ± 1.27*‡	0.51 ± 0.03*‡	2.02 ± 0.17*‡
Inhibitor + ESAT6 + TAK242	19.63 ± 1.15	29.07 ± 1.13†	0.41 ± 0.04†	1.45 ± 0.18†

*, compared with the control group, P<0.05; ^†, compared with the MTB group, P<0.05; ^‡, compared with the inhibitor group, P<0.05.