Table 1.

Serum biochemical parameters

	Control	CKD	CKD + Rb1
BUN (mg/dL)	18.7 ± 1.041	28.49 ± 1.488**	31.07 ± 1.987**
Cr (μmol/L)	72.97 ± 2.247	86.83 ± 2.913**	83.16 ± 0.981*
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.498 ± 0.007	2.495 ± 0.008	2.467 ± 0.021
Phosphorus (mmol/L)	2.627 ± 0.035	2.907 ± 0.061**	2.682 ± 0.058#
ALP (U/L)	215.9 ± 19.01	290.3 ± 6.631*	287.5 ± 24.88*

Rat serum levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured by an autoanalyzer. Values are means ± SEMs (n = 5).

^*/^** P < .05/.01 vs Control group.

^# P < .05 vs CKD group.